written by Kartawick on 13/01/2008
My Jupiter 416BL Trumpet is small and cute. It is a nice colour and is supplied an a good quality protective case. However,tuning at the bottom of the register is very suspect, and requires some ability to "lip" these notes into tune, although the rudimentary tuning slides/"triggers" do work provided you practice with them. The valves do not tolerate any neglect which explains why the manufacturer supplies a massive bottle of valve oil with each instrument. This is a cheap, fun instrument and it is wrong to be hyper critical. The sound it produces is better than many similarly priced instruments. It is very playable and of course portable. I am a very happy owner.