The Klezmatics Can't Do Without Their Bach Stradivarius Trumpet

Frank London of GRAMMY-winning klezmer group The Klezmatics told us about his love for his Bach Stradivarius... Frank London: A trumpet is very personal, it is the one piece of equipment I cannot do without, literally and figuratively. My breath, my spirit, goes into the mouthpiece and music comes out the bell. The great trumpet teacher, Prof. William Fielder said, “the trumpet is the mirror of the mind.” My trumpet has been with me for a long time, and is a ‘Franken-horn’ hybrid. I first bought this Bach Stradivarius 42 medium-large bore silver trumpet in a pawn shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1977; it […] The post The Klezmatics Can't Do Without Their Bach Stradivarius Trumpet first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.