
Built for the Trumpet, Not for Everyone
This episode takes a detour from the usual Adam and Bella format for a special four-minute spot introducing Trumpet Studio - Practice Hub, narrated by Austin, a guest with a warm, storytelling style a...
24 Juli 4min

No Zippers, No Dings — Protecting Your Trumpet Mouthpieces
The pouch you bought to protect your mouthpiece may be the thing scratching it. In Episode 25, Adam and Bella take on the humble mouthpiece pouch and the two ways most of them quietly damage the gear ...
20 Juli 14min

Valve Alignment: Truth or Snake Oil?
Based on the article by Michael Droste at TrumpetStudio.com.Is precision valve alignment one of the most valuable services you can get for your trumpet, or the most sophisticated snake oil ever sold t...
15 Juli 15min

Trumpet Stands — Are They Worth It, or Just Another Way to Drop Your Horn?
Based on the article by Michael Droste at TrumpetStudio.com.A trumpet stand sounds too simple to spend an episode on — but it's one of the few accessories Michael Droste actually endorses, and the rea...
10 Juli 12min

The Trumpet Case Truth — What Actually Protects Your Horn (and What Just Looks Expensive)
Adam and Bella take on the most ignored purchase in your musical life: the case your horn lives in. Based on the latest article at TrumpetStudio.com by Michael Droste, this episode flips the usual log...
4 Juli 21min

A Field Guide to Mutes — Straight, Cup, Harmon, and the Plunger Dark Arts
n Episode 21 of The Ultimate Trumpet Podcast, Adam and Bella open up the gig bag and finally give mutes the respect they deserve. Based on Michael Droste's Studio Notes article "A Field Guide to Mutes...
30 Juni 16min

Trumpet Valve Oil Showdown — What Actually Matters and What's Marketing
In Episode 20 of The Ultimate Trumpet Podcast, Adam and Bella cut through the marketing noise around valve oil and get into the real chemistry, the manufacturer specs, and fifty years of playing exper...
25 Juni 28min

Adolph Herseth and the Chicago Sound
In Episode 19 of The Ultimate Trumpet Podcast, Adam and Bella dig into one of the most legendary figures in orchestral brass history: Adolph "Bud" Herseth, principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Or...
20 Juni 12min



















