A Hard Days Night

There is never a dull moment around here... ever. We are in constant motion. We strive to innovate and deliver personal service. It is what sets us apart from most other manufacturers. We are, by design, a small company. Most of our clients know us by name... and we meet a larger percentage of them in person. Sometimes before their trumpets are built... or, as was the case on our trip to Detroit, sometimes they show up at a lecture or conference years later to introduce themselves. It is so much fun to be a part of something like this. I love watching our instruments in the hands of the people that really appreciate them. And I love watching Jason build each trumpet with so much care and attention to detail. His perfectionism isn't that much fun in some situations... or at least it hasn't always been... but in regards to trumpet building... I would say it suits him just fine. The work he does is simply beautiful and bordering on genius. The machining aspect behind his work is like a cut away to his mathematical mad scientist brain. It is this aspect of his personality that I have always found fascinating. He also works harder than anyone I have ever met. We are such a small company... in total we are 4 now. We take pride and joy in the things we have built with our own two hands and our hearts. I can truly say that everyone here works very hard. We all do the work of at least 2 people. Sometimes we joke about cloning Jason... and how it would solve so many problems... but I don't think there will ever be another one like him. We are all working even harder than normal from now until the end of the month. We leave Minneapolis for the International Trumpet Guild Conference on May 19th. We are very excited to showcase some of the most amazing horns built in the history of this company. Personally... I am very excited for MY Summit Trumpet that I will be bringing with me to show. Right now it's at plating... and I haven't even seen it yet. I have been with this company since day one... or maybe it's best to say... since before it existed... and this is my first Harrelson Trumpet. Jason hand carved the trim and leadpipe... I haven't seen it assembled yet... only a few pictures here and there... but it is truly going to be a work of art. We will also have several other demos and horns for sale at the conference. We are going to be bringing at the very least the following instruments... We may add a few more in the coming weeks... but we're excited to show you these:


Summit Midnight w/ Black Lacquer
Summit 2/5 with Clear Lacquer and Copper Bell
Summit One Custom (Mine) in Brushed Silver
Jason's Summit One in Silver
Summit 4/11x in Clear Lacquer
Summit C in Silver
Summit Bb Demo (pre AGR design)

Of course we will also have the AGR, Gap Solution Kits, Trim and our normal Harrelson Swag... Shirts and Stickers in tow. Stop by and say hello and try out these beauties. If you're interested in meeting up for dinner or drinks or to simply nerd out about trumpets... don't hesitate to send me an email: [email protected]

This is our favorite event of the year. And we can't wait!!! See you there!!!