I love the sound of Benge trumpets, they are light but they have tons of core and they have a beautiful ring to the sound. They light up so easy when pushed especially the CG models. Personally I liked the Burbank Benge because it’s slightly darker than the CG’s . The medium bore was too bright for my ears. Benge made great horns for many years and it’s a shame they were discontinued. They were extremely popular and still have a very loyal following. I own a Burbank 3x from 1957 and a mint condition Chicago 3x from 1952 they are beautiful horns.
The E/D partial on those horns can be markedly flat. I loved my CG, I love my Kanstul Chicago, but unless there's a fast passage where the notes go by quickly, I use alternate fingerings for those notes. Resno-Tempered for life, baby!
I love the sound of Benge trumpets, they are light but they have tons of core and they have a beautiful ring to the sound. They light up so easy when pushed especially the CG models. Personally I liked the Burbank Benge because it’s slightly darker than the CG’s . The medium bore was too bright for my ears. Benge made great horns for many years and it’s a shame they were discontinued. They were extremely popular and still have a very loyal following. I own a Burbank 3x from 1957 and a mint condition Chicago 3x from 1952 they are beautiful horns.
I love my Benge. The whole line was amazing. However im partial to my 6x Large Bore. Shes a pretty rare bird but no trumpet plays like her.
The E/D partial on those horns can be markedly flat. I loved my CG, I love my Kanstul Chicago, but unless there's a fast passage where the notes go by quickly, I use alternate fingerings for those notes. Resno-Tempered for life, baby!