Casella di testo: B&S CHALLENGER NO.3178/2Challenger II "Elaboration" Bb-Trumpet Challenger II, Medium Large bore, Handhammered one piece bell, Boxed bronce springs,Challenger Monel pistons, Nickel silver outer slides, Stopper at the 3rd valve slide, Bore: 11.66 mm (0.459") ML, Bell diameter: 125 mm (4.921")

 

 

                  

Casella di testo: The revision and further perfection based on the original brilliant model has led to the Challenger II Elaboration Series The Challenger construction concept became theme and melody for the Vogtländische Musikinstrumentenfabrik GmbH. In Bach Memorial Year the craftsmen and masters of the Vogtland region worked hard on drawing from this "invention" every conceivable variation and combination in terms of harmony, melodics, counterpoint and rhythm. Just the same way as the great Johann Sebastian Bach also did with a few bars of a melody. This is hard work - a trouble that an industrial manufacturer would never have gone through, neither a mediocre composer. Bach and Vogtländische Musikinstrumentenfabrik GmbH, however, continued to work up to the moment in which a gigantic composition had developed from a simple, little melody. So Vogtländische Musikinstrumentenfabrik GmbH adopted the Challenger melody and created the Elaboration. The world elaboration, describes this process very exactly: create and achieve something through hard work. This process is like changing the initial spark into a blazing fire with flames of displacing everything else. The Bb- trumpet 3138/2 Challenger Elaboration is the choice for the jazz, rock and pop musicians who occasionally have to prevail against amplified guitars. With a bore ML 0.459 inches and a lighter bell with a diameter of 4.782 inches, this model has already brought successes in field experiences: It can be seen every evening in the Late Night Show of NBC because it is played by Mark Pender, who is a member of the NBC band. But he also uses the instrument during his loud rock´n´roll gigs with Bruce Springsteen and "Southside Jonny and the Jukes". He confirmed, that the instrument proved the ability to cut through against the volume of guitars in front of an enormous audience of thousands of people. Just have a look at Mark Penders website