SILVER FLARE

It can make you laugh, sigh, or cry the blues. A large, distinctive sound brimming with brilliance.

 

Ideal for jazz and contemporary soloists like Marcus Printup and Ryan Nielsen, who are Lotus artists

 

LOTUS TRUMPETS

【Bell】

・Receiver

Medium Weight
Bronze, machined

This bell features a narrow taper for superior control. The brass bell body produces a traditional tone, while the phosphor bronze bell flare delivers a rich sound at any volume.
Compared to a standard trumpet, the slightly larger bell flare diameter produces a sound with a solid core and a rich, expansive tone.

【Lead Pipe】

Medium Weight
Brass, machined
Tube thickness: 0.9 mm

We manufacture our own lead pipes, ensuring precise taper and wall thickness.
It makes it easier to target the desired sound, enhances precision, and delivers a rich sound.

【Tuning Slide】

There are three options.
Yellow Brass
Phosphor bronze
Nickel silver

The material of the tuning slide significantly affects the tone and feel of playing.
You may select two from the above.

【Valve Cap】

There are several options.
・Top cap
Light
Heavy

・Bottom cap
Light
Medium
Heavy Cap (for Third Valve)

Each model comes with a lightweight top cap, a medium-weight bottom cap, and one heavy bottom cap.

This is a very unique and sweet trumpet sound. Like other LOTUS trumpets, it offers stability while possessing a flexibility and tonal variety completely distinct from other products.
Friends who play jazz improvisation often tell me, "With just this one instrument in hand, I've managed to bring everything together."
The dark, creamy tone for ballads, the sheer joy of delivering full-throated shouts and choruses, the bright, crisp, punchy sound in horn section work—it's all there. This is all thanks to the magical combination of a nickel silver lead pipe and a pure silver bell.

This model is not recommended for lead players (not due to range limitations, but rather issues with tone and playing comfort). Orchestra players participating in contemporary music ensembles or soloists may appreciate the Silver Flare. For players needing to blend with more orthodox-sounding trumpets within a section, this model is not recommended.

When we unveiled this model at the 2019 International Trumpet Guild, we were incredibly excited by Marcus Prentup's performance. It is a tremendous honor that such a player chose our instrument to express his "voice." The instrument's defining characteristics—its warm, rich, and resonant core sound, combined with its ice-like brilliance—are a perfect match for him.