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Build Your Own BRAVURA - 72 possible tonal configurations
Custom built Bravura trumpets estimated delivery dates as of November 25th
Polished Brass = 50 days
Brushed Brass = 60 days
Silver = 70 days
Polished Brass = 50 days
Brushed Brass = 60 days
Silver = 70 days
The Bravura is the 1st trumpet with built-in tracking, the 1st with a 3D printed Stainless Steel leadpipe, the 1st with solder-less Nylon bracing, and the 1st with adjustable finger rings! The Bravura will go down in history as the very first of its kind setting the industry standard for high quality trumpet production. Revolutionary in design, innovation, production techniques, and durability.
Bravura Model variations
Bravura - $3295 (Standard)
Bravura X - $3595 (Xtreme protection) Bravura V - $3595 (VGR system) Bravura XV - $3895 (Xtreme + VGR) Bravura XT - $3795 (Xtreme + Tracking) Bravura XVT - $4095 (Xtreme + VGR + Tracking) |
Bravura Innovations
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Bravura Standard Model
Bravura V Model with Venturi Gap Receiver System
Bravura XV Model with Xtreme Protection Package & Venturi Gap Receiver System
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Bravura SS Leadpipe - Bravura SS Leadpipes are laser sintered (3D printed) from Stainless Steel powder to create the highest efficiency to weigh ratio ever on a trumpet. This means your trumpet plays easier with less weight. And the pinky ring/hook is adjustable!
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Adjustable Finger Rings - Now you can adjust the position of all three finger rings. And you can choose the size of each ring to fit your hand grip perfectly. New finger ring styles will be introduced throughout 2025-2026.
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Improved Efficiency Rating - Play with less effort and project higher quality sound thanks to 33 years of brass acoustics research. The higher Standing Wave Efficiency rating of the Bravura trumpet will give you an advantage over the leading professional factory-built trumpets on the market today.
Venturi Gap Receiver - The VGR is a pillar of our Variable Performance System and the ultimate solution offering fully adjustable flexibility, slotting, and air flow. Fine tune your setup to match impedance between your oral cavity, mouthpiece, and instrument to produce maximum resonance. Works with all mouthpieces. You will learn to use this very capable system in just a few minutes.
2 Tuning Slide shapes - Choose from round and semi-round tuning slides. Round offers a more open feel encouraging the player to increase oral cavity volume. Semi-round offers more consistency in the upper register with more feedback.
High Efficiency Laser Sintered Nylon Bracing - Improved efficiency through design includes bell coupler, leadpipe to bell bracing around valve casing, first slide to bell brace, and 3rd slide stop brace. This new bracing is less than 25% the weight when compared to our previously CNC machined designs and offers more than four times the surface area contact. This results in further increasing SWE while improving stability in the upper register, overall response, and stretching the dynamic range beyond that of our 2nd generation Summit. You can learn more about Nylon 3D printed bracing in this YouTube video.
Solder-less Assembly - Through special engineering and mechanical fasteners, the vast majority of the Bravura series trumpets are assembled without solder. This improves accuracy while reducing labor, clean-up, buffing, and related finishing challenges. The end result is a trumpet that more closely resembles the original intended design providing a higher level of consistency than soldered instruments.
Saturn Water Keys - The simplest water key solution is also the most reliable
Custom Engraving - Custom engraving is available inside nylon window or on bell flare (upgrade) - ask about other engraving options
Modular Mouthpiece - Harrelson Mouthpieces will improve your performance from day one. You can choose from a wide range of diameters and three rim profiles to maximize comfort, range, and endurance. The fully modular design allows you to adjust tonal color and upgrade any parameter as you progress over time. This is especially helpful for students, comeback players, and professionals who will experience growth, both physically and musically, in the coming years. (upgrade)
Which model do we recommend?
Selecting the best trumpet is on your mind, and you want to get it right the first time. We recommend the Bravura V model as the VGR system gives you the freedom to experiment with various resistance settings until you find the one that works best with each mouthpiece and performance scenario. If you need the added durability of the tuning slide and bell protection, we recommend the Bravura XV. And in cases where you're traveling often or playing a lot of live performances without security, the Bravura XVT adds reliable tracking.
Harrelson Trumpets History
Harrelson Trumpets is a technology company. We are focused on finding solutions to both common and unique challenges by way of research and innovation. We collect data and get direct feedback from our clients to identify and address specific concerns within the subjective performance experience.
Harrelson is where musicians turn to find answers to their most important questions, often after playing and owning dozens of other instrument brands and models. We have done our homework. We built this company with your needs in mind.
33 years of Research & Development
Jason Harrelson has been researching and applying SWE technology since 1993 both in the lab and real world playing situations. In pursuit of lasting solutions, he has personally built well over 1000 unique trumpet designs and nearly 3000 individual trumpets as of 2025. Hundreds of acoustic, psycho-acoustic and mechanical experiments involving instrument/mouthpiece design and embouchure with thousands of students, colleagues and clients worldwide give Harrelson the knowledge and understanding necessary to match trumpet design properties with each client's specific needs.
Jason's early experiments on trumpet mouthpieces and mod kits involved adding inertia to existing designs. Today, we add inertia both through design using FEA software and specific mass design techniques to achieve added efficiency unmatched in our industry. The ultimate goal, to build the highest efficiency, variable performance trumpet weighing less than traditional designs is now within reach.
Harrelson is where musicians turn to find answers to their most important questions, often after playing and owning dozens of other instrument brands and models. We have done our homework. We built this company with your needs in mind.
33 years of Research & Development
Jason Harrelson has been researching and applying SWE technology since 1993 both in the lab and real world playing situations. In pursuit of lasting solutions, he has personally built well over 1000 unique trumpet designs and nearly 3000 individual trumpets as of 2025. Hundreds of acoustic, psycho-acoustic and mechanical experiments involving instrument/mouthpiece design and embouchure with thousands of students, colleagues and clients worldwide give Harrelson the knowledge and understanding necessary to match trumpet design properties with each client's specific needs.
Jason's early experiments on trumpet mouthpieces and mod kits involved adding inertia to existing designs. Today, we add inertia both through design using FEA software and specific mass design techniques to achieve added efficiency unmatched in our industry. The ultimate goal, to build the highest efficiency, variable performance trumpet weighing less than traditional designs is now within reach.
In-house production in Denver, Colorado, USA
Harrelson has a long history of CNC machining and assembling all of our proprietary components including tuning slides, bell crooks, SWE leadpipes, VGR receivers/inserts, SWE bracing, finger rings, finger buttons, stems, top caps, bottom caps, screw stops, and over 2,000 modular mouthpiece component variations.
We are bringing metal 3D printing in-house this Summer! We are taking delivery of our first metal 3D printer to produce Stainless Steel components in our Denver shop in early September. This will allow us to eventually make every piece of our trumpets in-house including valve casings, pistons, and a new generation of high resonance bells.
We are bringing metal 3D printing in-house this Summer! We are taking delivery of our first metal 3D printer to produce Stainless Steel components in our Denver shop in early September. This will allow us to eventually make every piece of our trumpets in-house including valve casings, pistons, and a new generation of high resonance bells.
Materials
360 Brass - Considered the best machinable allow of brass, we use 360 for all CNC machined parts, which originates from a foundry in Ohio, USA
PA12 Nylon - Currently, all Nylon components are made on an HP MJF printer in PA12 resulting in impressive strength, durability, and consistency. We've included basic mechanical specifications for our science friends below.
Melting point 187° C = 369° F
Density of parts 1.01 g/cm3/0.036 lb/in3
Tensile strength, max load 48 MPa/6960 psi
Tensile modulus, 1800 MPa/261 ksi
Elongation at break, 20%
Flexural strength (@ 5%) 70 MPa/10150 psi
Flexural modulus, 1800 MPa/261 ksi
Shore Hardness D, 80
Thermal Heat deflection temperature (@ 0.45 MPa, 66 psi), 175° C = 347° F
316L Stainless Steel - This Stainless Steel alloy is a high performance marine-grade austenitic stainless steel that is molybdenum alloyed for enhanced corrosion resistance in harsh environments. Say goodbye to "red rot" and say hello to a leadpipe that could last 1000 years! More mechanical specifications for our science friends below.
Melting point 1371° C = 2500° F
Tensile Strength: 590 MPa
Yield Strength: 500 MPa
Elongation @ Break: 47%
Nickel - We utilize Nickel for our inner tube material due to its hardness and low coefficient of friction.
The perfect material to moving slides when paired with the much softer cartridge brass used in our outer tubes.
PA12 Nylon - Currently, all Nylon components are made on an HP MJF printer in PA12 resulting in impressive strength, durability, and consistency. We've included basic mechanical specifications for our science friends below.
Melting point 187° C = 369° F
Density of parts 1.01 g/cm3/0.036 lb/in3
Tensile strength, max load 48 MPa/6960 psi
Tensile modulus, 1800 MPa/261 ksi
Elongation at break, 20%
Flexural strength (@ 5%) 70 MPa/10150 psi
Flexural modulus, 1800 MPa/261 ksi
Shore Hardness D, 80
Thermal Heat deflection temperature (@ 0.45 MPa, 66 psi), 175° C = 347° F
316L Stainless Steel - This Stainless Steel alloy is a high performance marine-grade austenitic stainless steel that is molybdenum alloyed for enhanced corrosion resistance in harsh environments. Say goodbye to "red rot" and say hello to a leadpipe that could last 1000 years! More mechanical specifications for our science friends below.
Melting point 1371° C = 2500° F
Tensile Strength: 590 MPa
Yield Strength: 500 MPa
Elongation @ Break: 47%
Nickel - We utilize Nickel for our inner tube material due to its hardness and low coefficient of friction.
The perfect material to moving slides when paired with the much softer cartridge brass used in our outer tubes.