Paul Stephens Jet-Tone JT-1B Lead Trumpet Mouthpiece Made by Kanstul - Very Rare - A Brass Mavens Exclusive!
In a career spanning more than three decades, Paul has performed as the lead trumpet player with many artists and in many shows, including Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Louie Bellson, Nicholas Payton, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Christian McBride, Herbie Hancock, Barry Manilow, Maureen McGovern, John Pizzarelli, Marvin Hamlisch, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Eric Miyashiro Big Band, the legendary rock band Chicago, The San Antonio Symphony, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, The Boston Pops, The Milwaukee Symphony, The Long Beach Symphony, The Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra, West Side Story, Sophisticated Ladies, Annie (with Sally Struthers), Victor Victoria (with Toni Tennille), The Music Man (with Larry Gatlin), Fiddler On The Roof, the United States Air Force Band of the West, and the United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia in Tokyo, Japan.
For nine years Paul served as lead trumpet player for the United States Army's premier touring jazz ensemble, the Jazz Ambassadors, and served a total of 25 years in the military. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, as well as numerous commendation, achievement, and good conduct medals.
Paul has performed on three Grammy nominated albums and one Dove award-winning album. He can also be heard on more than 30 records, and more than 40 motion picture soundtracks, in addition to numerous television and radio jingles.
Paul Stephens taught applied jazz lead trumpet as an adjunct instructor at the University of North Texas, continues to performs as a guest soloist and clinician. Paul is the director and featured soloist for The Christian Jazz Orchestra.
0.640” Inner rim diameter
Shallow cup
#28 Throat
Medium tight backbore
In Paul’s own words:
“The JT 1B is actually a copy of an old Jet-tone mouthpiece that Bill Ratzenberger made for me back in the early 80's. It was a Jet-tone Custom 1B, hence the JT 1B. I had Jim New at Kanstul make a few of them for me* right after I joined the Jazz Ambassadors. I had lost a lot of weight and thought it would make my job a little easier if I switched back to that mouthpiece because it was a little smaller than the (Stork) 5MS I was playing at the time. The JT 1B has a fairly thick cushion rim. Thicker than the 5MS. Another comparison would be possibly a Warburton 6SV. Although, the JT 1B may have a slightly larger inside diameter it's still smaller than a Warburton 5SV.”
*The mouthpiece in this listing is the last remaining new mouthpiece from that very small batch.
In a career spanning more than three decades, Paul has performed as the lead trumpet player with many artists and in many shows, including Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Louie Bellson, Nicholas Payton, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Christian McBride, Herbie Hancock, Barry Manilow, Maureen McGovern, John Pizzarelli, Marvin Hamlisch, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Eric Miyashiro Big Band, the legendary rock band Chicago, The San Antonio Symphony, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, The Boston Pops, The Milwaukee Symphony, The Long Beach Symphony, The Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra, West Side Story, Sophisticated Ladies, Annie (with Sally Struthers), Victor Victoria (with Toni Tennille), The Music Man (with Larry Gatlin), Fiddler On The Roof, the United States Air Force Band of the West, and the United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia in Tokyo, Japan.
For nine years Paul served as lead trumpet player for the United States Army's premier touring jazz ensemble, the Jazz Ambassadors, and served a total of 25 years in the military. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, as well as numerous commendation, achievement, and good conduct medals.
Paul has performed on three Grammy nominated albums and one Dove award-winning album. He can also be heard on more than 30 records, and more than 40 motion picture soundtracks, in addition to numerous television and radio jingles.
Paul Stephens taught applied jazz lead trumpet as an adjunct instructor at the University of North Texas, continues to performs as a guest soloist and clinician. Paul is the director and featured soloist for The Christian Jazz Orchestra.
0.640” Inner rim diameter
Shallow cup
#28 Throat
Medium tight backbore
In Paul’s own words:
“The JT 1B is actually a copy of an old Jet-tone mouthpiece that Bill Ratzenberger made for me back in the early 80's. It was a Jet-tone Custom 1B, hence the JT 1B. I had Jim New at Kanstul make a few of them for me* right after I joined the Jazz Ambassadors. I had lost a lot of weight and thought it would make my job a little easier if I switched back to that mouthpiece because it was a little smaller than the (Stork) 5MS I was playing at the time. The JT 1B has a fairly thick cushion rim. Thicker than the 5MS. Another comparison would be possibly a Warburton 6SV. Although, the JT 1B may have a slightly larger inside diameter it's still smaller than a Warburton 5SV.”
*The mouthpiece in this listing is the last remaining new mouthpiece from that very small batch.
In a career spanning more than three decades, Paul has performed as the lead trumpet player with many artists and in many shows, including Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Louie Bellson, Nicholas Payton, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Christian McBride, Herbie Hancock, Barry Manilow, Maureen McGovern, John Pizzarelli, Marvin Hamlisch, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Eric Miyashiro Big Band, the legendary rock band Chicago, The San Antonio Symphony, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, The Boston Pops, The Milwaukee Symphony, The Long Beach Symphony, The Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra, West Side Story, Sophisticated Ladies, Annie (with Sally Struthers), Victor Victoria (with Toni Tennille), The Music Man (with Larry Gatlin), Fiddler On The Roof, the United States Air Force Band of the West, and the United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia in Tokyo, Japan.
For nine years Paul served as lead trumpet player for the United States Army's premier touring jazz ensemble, the Jazz Ambassadors, and served a total of 25 years in the military. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, as well as numerous commendation, achievement, and good conduct medals.
Paul has performed on three Grammy nominated albums and one Dove award-winning album. He can also be heard on more than 30 records, and more than 40 motion picture soundtracks, in addition to numerous television and radio jingles.
Paul Stephens taught applied jazz lead trumpet as an adjunct instructor at the University of North Texas, continues to performs as a guest soloist and clinician. Paul is the director and featured soloist for The Christian Jazz Orchestra.
0.640” Inner rim diameter
Shallow cup
#28 Throat
Medium tight backbore
In Paul’s own words:
“The JT 1B is actually a copy of an old Jet-tone mouthpiece that Bill Ratzenberger made for me back in the early 80's. It was a Jet-tone Custom 1B, hence the JT 1B. I had Jim New at Kanstul make a few of them for me* right after I joined the Jazz Ambassadors. I had lost a lot of weight and thought it would make my job a little easier if I switched back to that mouthpiece because it was a little smaller than the (Stork) 5MS I was playing at the time. The JT 1B has a fairly thick cushion rim. Thicker than the 5MS. Another comparison would be possibly a Warburton 6SV. Although, the JT 1B may have a slightly larger inside diameter it's still smaller than a Warburton 5SV.”
*The mouthpiece in this listing is the last remaining new mouthpiece from that very small batch.
Kanstul Musical Instruments was a pioneer in single-point scanning and mouthpiece duplication. Before the factory was shuttered, players from around the world trusted Kanstul for their accuracy in duplicating the most valuable and unique mouthpieces, as well as extremely consistent production mouthpieces.
