Blackburn Hickman 5-Valve C Trumpet

$8,145.00

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Made in the USA

History and perfection of an old design, Cliff Blackburn’s 5-valve C trumpet is in a league of its own. Armando Ghitalla may have been the first to design the modern 5-valve. His design was made into a prototype by Kenzo Kawasaki of the Yamaha Corporation during the late 1970’s.
The trumpet can perform masterfully in the key of D, Db, C, or B-natural. When only the first three valves are used, the trumpet plays normally as a C trumpet. The overall intonation is exceptional, even without the use of alternate fingerings. The fourth valve lowers the pitch of the instrument a half step. When locked down with the swivel bracket, it becomes a trumpet in B-natural. The fifth (rotor) vale raises the pitch of the instrument a whole step, and allows the instrument to play in D. It also has a small hook bracket that can lock the instrument in D if desired. For demonstrational videos please visit Dave Hickman’s website: https://www.hickmanmusiceditions.com/5-valve-c-trumpet.asp

Specifications

Cleaning & Care

To keep your Blackburn instrument in top working order:

Wash with warm water and soap, both inside and out, all slides and pistons.
Wipe gently with paper towel
Do not use abrasive materials like toothpaste
Use an instrument cleaning snake to remove debris through out the entire horn.

Use high quality valve oil on the valves before reinserting them.
Apply a light slide oil for the first and third slides.
Apply tuning slide grease to the tuning slide.