Customer Reviews

LJ Hutchen Bb Trumpet with Plush-Lined Case

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I purchased the LJ Hutchen brand trumpet from Hyson Music for my middle-school aged son and am extremely satisfied with the product. This trumpet is a quality instrument with excellent tone and smooth valve action. As someone who has played a vintage Reynolds trumpet for about 30 years, I can tell you that the LJ Hutchen is an excellent instrument for the beginning or intermediate musician. It also came in an attractive and sturdy case. In my experience, you will not find a better quality trumpet anywhere near this price range. My hat is off to LJ Hutchen company. I will also add that the folks at Hyson music shipped it REALLY fast. I ordered via Amazon on Monday night and had the trumpet on my doorstep on Thursday morning (in VA). It has been a great purchase in every respect, and my son is glad to have a shiny new trumpet!

I played trumpet for years in high school and college, and I had an old Doc Severinsen model that I had a crystal clear beautiful sound with. Several years ago, I purchased an inexpensive trumpet and it sounded like garbage. I've decided to get back into playing again. Based on the reviews, I decided to go "cheap" and try this one. By "cheap" I mean as compared to the $500+ I could spend on what I knew would be a high quality instrument.

The other users are right on target about the valves being turned funny in the chambers, but that's easy to fix. Simply unscrew the tops of each valve chamber (not the stem itself), and turn them until they click. When seated properly, air should be able to be blown freely through the trumpet with all the valves up. If not, simply try turning them again. With a good eye you can line up the holes in the valves with the trumpet.

The trumpet ships with valve oil, and the slides are clearly well greased and ready for action. I took it out of the case, adjusted the valves as noted, blew through it for about 2 minutes to warm it up, and then produced a sound equivalent to my beautiful old Doc Severinsen. The valves work easily, the slides slide gracefully, and the most important piece is the sound quality is amazing.

As if all that wasn't enough, I ordered the item, and it was on my doorstep within 3 business days.

If you have a youngster just starting out, or are getting back into it like I am, or need a good concert quality trumpet without spending a thousand dollars, this is the horn for you!

Although I do play music, I am not a trumpet player. But I bought this instrument for a 9-year-old boy who is just beginning to play. He loves this trumpet, and I love hearing him play. He is making amazing progress. The instrument sounds wonderful, is solidly constructed, and easy to maintain. I think that it is a perfect choice and a fantastic value. I love the fact that the man behind the Hutchen concept is so committed to the musical education of young people. I will recommend Hutchen instruments to other parents.

My 6th grader begged for his own (rather than rental) trumpet for his first year in band. This instrument has proven a fine investment at a very modest price. The tone is fine and the trumpet has many features that are appreciated by players with smaller hands, including a secure finger grip hold. My son's private instructor trained at Juilliard and agreed that given the price, you just can't beat this instrument. It is head and shoulders above similarly priced instruments.

I purchased this trumpet in Sept. for my son after doing some diligent Internet research on affordable trumpets. I didn't want to rent-to-own a Jupiter and pay more than $850 through the school rental program. After talking to every parent, music teacher and music store person I could find about what to look for in a quality trumpet, I took a chance on the LJ Hutchen trumpet and received it three days later thanks to fast shipping. I recently had it evaluated by a master instrument repairman at the local university with more than 25 years of experience and he said it was a quality instrument from top to bottom and was impressed by its construction. I also spoke with the company's repair tech. whose dad started the family-owned L.J. Hutchen company and he was completely conversational and accomodating and encouraged me to call anytime I had a question or needed anything. Very unusual service in these days of outsourcing customer service. The 2-year warranty provides peace of mind on top of the good service. The naysayers said it couldn't be done - getting a quality, new trumpet for less than $250 and L.J. Hutchen proves them wrong. If you crave inexpensive quality like me, this is the one you want!

My son's rental trumpet from his school lost proper tone, so a replacement was needed. I was reluctant to spend the amount of money necessary to purchase a direct replacement (same model and brand) on a trumpet that I knew could fail. After finding this trumpet and reading the reviews, I thought it was worth a try. I must admit that I was taking the reviews with a grain of salt as it seemed unusual to see so many positive reviews on any item. Most people that shop Amazon knows that to be true. I now understand why so many are sold on this product. The reviews are accurate. The trumpet came on time and was more than I expected. The attention to detail and adjustments to ensure a perfect fit caught my attention only after seeing that the case is absolutely bomber. The tone is very warm and full. The company is actually a family business and they could not be more helpful and friendly. If you call them, a member of the family will answer. No automated answering! What a nice change. I could not be more happy as the one that bought this trumpet, but the one who plays it is my 12 year old son. His opinion is more important than mine, so the rest of this review will be written by him and unedited.
..... From My 12 year old son .....
My dad is spot on with his review. and I can say the same. It is a light weight and secure trumpet. My band detector was speechless when he saw it and I quote, "this trumpet is smooth." Everyone I show it too cant help but complement it. Try it and you get a lot more than you pay for, it's worth it!

My wife got it for me as gift. I will say the I am not an experienced player. I am also not a child. This is my first instrument. Nevertheless, I am an engineer that designs acoustic transducers and I can tell that this is great craftsmanship and emits a great sound. I have been using it for a few months and it works perfectly. If you buy this for a beginner, get them also "Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn" by Johnathan Harnum. This book will make it fun for the beginner to learn, it has tricks, info on what music to listen, as well as care, troubleshooting and cleaning instructions. It is a trumpet user's manual.

I was leary about purchasing an instrument for my son over the internet. We received my son's trumpet in just a few days. My son tried it out right away and loved it. When I went to parent teacher conferences his teacher couldn't believe the price I paid for such an outstanding product. I am very glad we made this purchase.

The trumpet I received was better than I hoped. It is beautiful, the valves and slides work well, and even the case was well made and solid. I couldn't find any manufacturing 'boo-boos' anywhere. I just called Hyson Music for information on how to care for the trumpet and they were extremely helpful. Their customer service is excellent. I am not surprised at the other good reviews (was skeptical at first). I'm very happy with this horn!

We ordered the trumpet for our 5th grader and he loves it!! The rental he was using cannot even compare to the quality of this product. Jesse was so very helpful! I highly recommend Hyson to anyone considering purchasing an instrument or supplies. Quick delivery, excellent customer service! Many thanks, Jesse!