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Callet New York Soloist ” C Trumpet S/n 49854

Callet’s involvement with the business of instruments began with sixteen years in sales (1953–1968) for Elden Benge, followed by eight years of experience with Dominick Calicchio (1968–1975). He absorbed much of his knowledge of trumpet making from these two brilliant men. With this rich background and his talent as an accomplished machinist, Mr. Callet was able to release his first line of trumpet mouthpieces in 1973, and his first trumpet under his own brand name in 1984.^[2][3] In 1973, he also developed a line of mouthpieces to complement his embouchure theories. In the meantime, he taught embouchure technique in Pittsburgh (1960) and New York (from 1972 to April 2019).

The fulfillment of his quest to create the best brass instruments possible culminated with his “New York Soloist” B♭ trumpet, released in 2013 (built by Kanstul), and his 1ss, 1sc, and 1sb trumpet mouthpieces, released in 2017 (built by Jim New). Callet’s historical legacy of trumpet manufacturing is represented by his “Sima Bb”, “Sima C”, “Sima D/Eb”, “Jazz Bb”, “Superchops Bb”, “Symphonique Bb”, “Symphonique C”, “Stratosphere Bb”, and previous “Soloist Bb” trumpets, as well as his “Grand Prix” flugelhorn, his earlier “Jazz” and “NY” flugelhorns, and his “Jazz” trombone. More than 6,000 Callet trumpets and 15,000 Callet mouthpieces were manufactured overall.