KANSTUL Trumpet Heavy Bottom Cap

DR TOOT has in stock KANSTUL Trumpet Heavy Bottom Cap.

Heavy bottom caps added to any trumpet will increase the inertia of the bottom of the valve casings.

When you play the fundamental (lowest pitch) on a trumpet, which is pedal C, your sound wave is defined by two nodes and one antinode. Imagine these as a long jump rope held by a person’s hand on each end of the rope. When a third person skips over the rope, they are positioned equidistant from both people holding the ends, which is in the middle where the rope height is the highest. This high point exists in a standing wave inside a trumpet, and even looks similar, with the highest pressure in the middle. The ends of the standing wave, the nodes, are at the ends of the instrument. One end is inside your mouth wherever you have stopped the wave from traveling, which could be at the back of your mouth, or your tongue, or some other place depending on how you position your tongue and palettes. The other end of the wave is usually reflecting somewhere within the last few inches of the bell, or outside the bell up to a few inches depending on the pitch/partial sounded.

Adding heavy bottom caps is one way to preserve some of the sound wave integrity.

Available in: Shiny Brass & Silverplated Brass. (Set of 3)

***These caps will only fit KANSTUL Trumpets