Monette (monette.net) isn't just Portland's best horn company—it might be the best in the whole United States, if not the world. Since its inception in Northeast Portland in 1983, Monette—named after ...

The first thing you notice about the horn is that it`s crude, primitive-looking, like some kid`s drawing of a horn. Raw brass, no finish. Then Wynton Marsalis puts it to his lips and sets notes ...

Many trumpet players consider the horns made by Monette Trumpets the best in the world. In a workshop tucked away near the Portland airport, everyone plays the trumpet. They also make the trumpets.

Ron Miles plays a one-of-a-kind, brushed gold Monette trumpet in G, not the conventional B-flat horn used by most players. He says the sound is a little deeper, and the pitch difference makes playing ...

The trumpet has been very kind to Charles Schlueter. The most “squirrelly” of orchestral instruments took him from a coal-mining town to a principal’s chair in a celebrated group. It introduced him to ...

NORTHSIDE, Ohio (Angela Ingram) -- A young musician finishes up a gig only to have a thief make off with the tools of his trade. Someone stole roughly $8,000 worth of instruments from Ty Sheets, ...

Mike Thompson never had booked a flight and traveled to a destination in the same day. But it's not often one gets an opportunity to hang out with musician Wynton Marsalis. Thompson, the principal ...

PORTLAND -- One of Portland's most legendary musicians can no longer play, after a thief stole his custom-made trumpet from his car. The smash-and-grab happened as he was moving into a new condo near ...