What our customers are saying:
The best sounding, most in tune, easiest horn I have ever played!
On my gigs I always have other players tell me what great ears I must have to play that in tune - I tell them it's my horn - read more |
There is something about an instrument that has had so much love and attention put into its design that makes it special to play. Thank you K.O. for putting so much hard work and dedication into your craft to make my job on the trumpet easier. read more |
I purchased one of your brushed lacquer VRIIs this summer. My first impression taking it our of the box was that it is a beautiful horn to look at. Then I played it. That first time I couldn't put it down, the sound, the ease of working through the entire horn, I just kept moving from etude to etude wondering what kind of player I might be now if I would have had this horn before! read more |
The best description I can give
overall is "effortless". I get a great open sound without all the hard
work. The air flows through the horn so efficiently. read more |
It's easy for me to talk about my two V-Raptors because they are simply the best horns I have every played! And that comes from playing for the past 50 years. I have a silver light weight, and a gold heavy weight horn. They are amazing horns, each in their own right. read more |
Over the years I have owned many Bachs, Schilkes, Yamaha, Kanstul, Selmer and Conn trumpets. None compare to my V-Raptor. read more |
The Flex mouthpieces I am now using were custom made by K.O. and they are the best sounding pieces I have ever owned! read more |
I'm really very satisfied with my V-Raptor and the people who heard me (guys to whom I'm sitting every day in big band, other trumpet players, even classical) said that the sound is great. read more |
I was giving a demo to a group who had come to hear the Red Deer Symphony where I am the second trumpet player. I was doing the demo with a flute player from the orchestra and when I switched from my c trumpet to the VR II she was blown away by the sound. read more |
I have had my horn almost 3 years and would like to say that it has lived up to everything there is good to say about read more |
I had tried a friend's V Raptor a couple of years ago. I had finally saved and decided to order mine in January. read more |
The new VRII Bb is an excellent trumpet. I have used it with my commercial mouthpiece for a variety of performances as 1st trumpet for Dionne Warwick, Marilyn McCoo and Broadway programs and it feels and sounds great. read more |
I simply couldn't believe a horn could be any better than the V Raptor. I was wrong. It's impossible to describe the multiple colors as you increase air that this horn produces. You and your colleagues have done an incredible job! It's fun to produce some fact G's at my age and be able to wow an audience with both "sizzle" and rich ballad sounds. I couldn't ask for a better horn. read more |
I am a Band Director in the area, and a now-and-then trumpet player as well, and I have to admit that I've never heard a presentation like that given by K.O. and Jim Manley before. During college, I had the pleasure of studying with both Vincent Cichowicz and Luther Didrickson at Northwestern and... read more |
I have been playing my new silver plated Stomvi USA VRII with the oversize bell for almost 2 months now, and thought I would give you an update on how things are going. First of all, I have played quite a few horns in my career that I would consider “very good.” However, they all lacked something. There always seemed to be a compromise going on. Open blow vs. squirrely slots; secure slots but a too-tight feel; fast response with a trade-off of lack of projection, etc…. read more |
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