Better Sounds Australia

Trumpet

Adelaide SA

I picked up my trumpet a week or so ago, and WOW! it looks and blows like a dream. I can't believe it's the same horn. I was hoping it would at least be returned in a saleable state because I didn't think I'd ever play it again, just sell it off at reduced price to a student, but it looks fantastic, compared to the state it was in. I'll be hanging onto it for a while yet.
Thanks heaps, it's good to know there are some real craftsmen out there who can do great work.

[Better Sounds Edit: see more photos of this particular trumpet in the Repair Gallery]

Armidale

French Horn (retired professional orchestral player)

I bought this Conn 8D horn on ebay from Arkansas. Before it was sent I asked for repair work to be done. When it arrived I was very disappointed, the instrument had many signs of poor dent work badly fitted slides and not to mention the valves had no compression. I took the instrument to Morrie and Paul at Better Sounds and am now very impressed with the difference. They virtually unsoldered the horn and started again. The tubing is now straight, the slides line up and fit nicely and most of all I am very impresed with the valve resizing work, which has brought the sound of the instrument back to like new. Thanks a lot guys!

Townsville Brass

Besson Sovereign Euphonium

I had a fairly big problem at the Hobart Nationals this year with condensation collecting in my slides.

Most modern Euphos, (my Sovereign included), seem to come with water keys on all slides except number 2, and pulling that slide out on stage during a contest to empty it makes me nervous...  lots of potential for damage half way through a contest piece!

I had a whinge to Morrie about it at his trade stand, and he suggested fitting a push-button water key.

Well, I bit the bullet and sent the slide down after the contest...  gotta say I love the result!  As you can see from the pic, I asked him to fit it backwards, so there's no chance of me bumping it with my left arm, and there is heaps of room to slide a finger under the slide to push it...

Very nice neat job, and a massive improvement to how quickly I can empty the slide, with no risk of damaging it on the way back in!

Thanks Morrie...

Springwood

French Horn

Hi Maurice,
Mitchell had rehearsal today after picking his horn from being serviced yesterday.
Mitchell just wants to say thank you for making it easier to hit the higher notes and improve the overall sound of his instrument.

President - Waratah Brass

York Tenor Horn

This almost brand new York tenor horn was carefully driven over not once but twice. The unnamed member of our band indicated it was just a coincidence that it was done in the car park of a pub.

Without the wonderful technical expertise of Better Sounds in repairing this instrument to a completely new standard it would have been destined to the wall of our band room as a souvenir.

Thank you to Morrie and his team for a fantastic job and excellent service.

Antoine Courtois Trumpet

Thanks a heap Maurice

The valve rebuild job on my old Antoine Courtois has brought it back to life, and the customizing of the fist and second slide fittings look like it meant to be.

Finishing up with the silver touch work.

You have done an excellent job and I thank you for your very much as the costs were quite reasonable as well. Now I will have save some Penny's so I can send you my 1929 holton trumpet for you to do some magic on.

You are a master of your craft and well worth hassle of sending the instrument interstate I highly recommend.

All the best Vince Davide...Chenzo