Jean Paul USATR-430 Intermediate Trumpet

Amazing

This trumpet looks good and sounds good. I have no doubt it is capable of giving me years of pleasure. But I am only an amateur and play for my own enjoyment. I wonder how it would stand up to a long spell of professional use. It is lighter than my sturdy old cornet and looks a bit delicate, although this is only an impression and is perhaps unfair.

The good bit ...this is the best playing and sounding trumpet I have ever owned . I am an adult player and have played trumpet and cornet most of my life. I have no regrets about buying the instrument but it currently is with a professional brass repairer to examine the instrument. The problem I have is undoubtedly with the valves. They no longer have a really positive fit in the barrels and do not align somehow. I get restrictions when I blow the instrument which sometimes resolves itself and other times leaves me barely able to get the air through... I will no doubt find out what is wrong shortly and may update this review later..Yes ,the valves are being put in the right way! .... like another reviewer here I have discovered that the company is not really keen to discuss these issues and do not in fact reply to emails.... It’s difficult I know when I’m in the UK but a conversation would have been nice . Had they been more receptive to talk I might have upgraded to the top model but I am reluctant to do this under the current circumstances. If you’re in the USA don’t be put off buying this great sounding playing trumpet because I’m sure the company may be more ready to help .....but when your on a different continent I appreciate that it’s difficult to offer the same quality of after care sadly.

This trumpet is beautifully made. Bought it for my 8 yo daughter who had a Prelude TR711 which we aren’t too happy about. This came nicely packaged with two white gloves, a polishing cloth, valve oil, a Jean Paul 7c mouthpiece, plus a maintenance book which other trumpets don’t usually come with. These are all big pluses.The black canvas carrying case is accented with faux leather handles. The bag alone weighs a bit under 3 lbs which is light but sturdy and water resistant. It has removable and adjustable bag straps to convert the canvas carrying case into a back pack or you can carry it with shoulder straps or take the straps off completely and just hand carry it with its faux leather handles. The carrying case has a big front pocket for extra storage.This Jean Paul TR-430 is much lighter than the Prelude TR-711 so it is easier to handle yet sounds so much better too. A mouthpiece holder is built into case.Another great thing about this TR430 Jean Paul trumpet is that the valves are very responsive. It bounces back so much quickly compared to most trumpets we have seen in the market. It might be because of lighter materials which incredibly helps without compromising sound quality.It has two spit valves with clear rubber stoppers where other trumpets have cork stoppers on their spit valves which wear out and rot then fall off overtime. I like the clear rubber on the spit valve. It makes its much more classy, much more hygienic and it is the little details such as this that tells you they put a lot of thought into their product.The shipping was also fast. Faster than I expected. I didn’t purchase it with prime so delivery was suppose to take 5-10 days. But as I watch the tracking via UPS ground, delivery took the shortest time possible which was only 4 days. I placed my order Sunday afternoon. Received the trumpet Thursday. That was fast.There are so many reasons to love this trumpet. But to top it all off, they have the best support in the industry. There is always somebody ready to help you on the other line. You have a question, just unsure of what trumpet to get or perhaps a problem with your trumpet, they are always there for their customers.I spoke with Enrique from Jean Paul and he gave me his cell phone number so I can get in touch with him regardless of where he is (in vacation) or what time of day it is (at night or on his day off) just to make sure I can reach him if I am not happy or if there’s a problem with my purchase. They go the extra mile with sincerity. And that sold me. I was considering to purchase a Bach and the manufacturer says the support covered by the warranty is provided by the dealer. And when I met with our local dealer in person they told us they only cover 90 days of warranty. The trumpet they’re selling us had very slow valves and that isn’t covered by the warranty regardless of how much proper cleaning and oiling we did. Our local dealer although we dealt with them in person were very impersonal and indifferent. Jean Paul maybe be across the miles, we may be states apart but they treat you like family. They make you feel that they’re right there ready to help you at any time. The product sells itself. But their support is even better.UPDATE:We have this trumpet for 3 years now. Bought it in 2018 and now it's 2021.Service is excellent. We have lost an ivory button for the valves and and the rubber pad for the spit valve also came off and lost it. They have mailed us replacements for the PARTS at NO CHARGE just pay for shipping costs. Thank you JEAN PAUL USA!!!

I was the playing bosey fox trumpet from china made which I have put photos with trumpet with compare to that TR 430, tone wise moreless the same but high notes on TR 430 trumpet much better. But compression is on both trumpet is very good.

I had originally purchased this child a different trumpet from here on Amazon. That one cost $100 but they were not sure that they would even want to play. After the first year of band class they were hooked but the cheaper trumpet was not performing very well.So a trip to a local music store made it clear that we would not be buying locally. I can't see buying a beginner band student a horn for over $1000. Wow. They wanted better than they had but not a super expensive horn to be super worried about.Enter the Jean Paul trumpet. After an exhaustive search on the web it seemed like a truly great option. So I purchased it. It came quickly as promised and is a vastly better trumpet than the first one (a Mendini).The valves are smooth and well made. The slides slide easily in and out. The sound was so much better than the first one.The first trumpet was on sale at $100. This one was more than 3x that price. But it has been used for the last several months it is worth it.I wish I had bought one of these in the first place and not wasted the first money... If you are in a similar boat with a child wanting to play I recommend this one highly. I would have loved a Bach or Yamaha Trumpet but not at 3x the price of this Jean Paul. Is it a Bach Stradivarius Silver Trumpet? No. But then it isn't $4k either so be aware of what it is and how nice it is for a very reasonable price.

Well crafted, looks slick, plays like a dream and very affordable. Loved it from the get-go.

The build seems good and the case and presentation are better than I expected.