Puje Trumpets

Puje Trumpets Maker of the Puje (pronounced Pudgy), a hybrid trumpet with a broad pallet of sound.

04/02/2026

Hope you think my “new” shop is as cool as I do!

04/02/2026

April Fools Day is also Pujé Day. I started this journey on April 1, 2014. Check out this high speed tour of my newly renovated shop! I’ll post the 1x version on my YouTube channel soon!

Here’s the answer to yesterday’s quiz. A fixture for the main tuning slide for the v5 and a set of leveling feet for a ...
03/16/2026

Here’s the answer to yesterday’s quiz. A fixture for the main tuning slide for the v5 and a set of leveling feet for a new tool bench.

The shop “spruce up” turned into a serious upgrade on all fronts. Here is some machining I’ve been doing to make life e...
03/14/2026

The shop “spruce up” turned into a serious upgrade on all fronts. Here is some machining I’ve been doing to make life easier. Any guesses as to what these are?

Just over 5 years ago I finished the floor of my new shop and now that I’ve cleared out the soldering station and the as...
02/22/2026

Just over 5 years ago I finished the floor of my new shop and now that I’ve cleared out the soldering station and the assembly bench, it’s time for some maintenance. I put in the wood when it was still green after taking down a huge old elm tree on the property and cutting it into 4” thick rounds. It’s gotten loose as it shrunk and it’s time to tighten it back up, this time with dried sticks. I am probably crazy for continuing down this path, but I love my unique floor. When people visit the shop, it’s usually the first thing they comment on. Also very comfortable to stand on all day and a tool can hit the floor and not get damaged. Small parts are easily lost and the voids attract a lot of dirt and debris, so I’ll be addressing that issue as well. I’ve also decided to come up with a solution for keeping it clean looking. Over the next week I’ll be getting the shop reconfigured before getting back to building horns again. It’s great fun getting to do things your own way!

Tearing apart the assembly area of the shop to make room for something new. I emptied the bins of some older crooks and...
02/18/2026

Tearing apart the assembly area of the shop to make room for something new. I emptied the bins of some older crooks and found the one on the right and it made me sad. I bought it when I lived in Maine and before I could bend my own tubes and bells. I was trying, but with terrible to mediocre results. So I paid way too much money and bought a custom bent commercial bronze crook. It arrived ovalized at the apex of the bend and I couldn’t return it because it was “custom work”. I couldn’t use it on a horn in that condition either. I couldn’t bear to throw it out because it was so expensive, so I put it in a box and moved it from Maine to Portland and Portland to Palouse and basically forgot about it. Today, 10 years later, I balled it out and made it round, and useable! It sits next to crook I bent for a future project. $5 worth of brass and 10 years of experience is what that one cost. That experience also helped me correct someone else’s sub-par work. Every upgrade (financial investment) I make to my shop helps me have more creative control over my horns, which hopefully leads to better Pujés. The next picture you see of this area should be radically different. The next ten days I’ll be focusing on the shop, so who knows what I’ll find in the next nook or cranny. I’ll keep you posted!

Hats off to all you repair techs out there who do this stuff on the regular. I don’t do repairs regularly and usually o...
02/13/2026

Hats off to all you repair techs out there who do this stuff on the regular. I don’t do repairs regularly and usually only on my own horns. This is a favor for a local university trumpet professor who didn’t get along well with the stock setup on his C trumpet. He asked me to design a new leadpipe for his horn. I suggested a reverse pipe and since I didn’t want to alter his original tuning slide I also made a matching main slide. We tested several options before he landed on one he liked. This is the final result. Everything crafted in house except the pinky hook and the leadpipe, which was drawn for me so that I could size it to my specs. I didn’t show the before picture of the horn, but it was a pristine $4000 horn. I’m not used to that type of pressure building my own horns, so kudos to all of you who repair trumpets and make the repairs invisible.

SOLD. The prototype Cuprum has a new owner. He selected a warm antique finish under nano coating to match the sound of ...
02/06/2026

SOLD. The prototype Cuprum has a new owner. He selected a warm antique finish under nano coating to match the sound of the horn. I should have the final equipment I need to make the production version in place by March. Base price $2400. As pictured, $2570. Listening to Wynton as I prepare it for shipping. Last picture shows raw scratched vs antique nano coated. I love copper and the production version will have even more! Limited Edition model. 1/8

The trio is now complete. I may return to this basic design at some point using the lessons I learned from these three....
02/03/2026

The trio is now complete. I may return to this basic design at some point using the lessons I learned from these three. Which one is your favorite?

Here’s a personal horn headed out the door to a new owner. It was built as a test for some new valves. It was never me...
02/01/2026

Here’s a personal horn headed out the door to a new owner. It was built as a test for some new valves. It was never meant to be anything else, but it turned out to be a real player and I just didn’t feel like taking it apart, so I played it for 18 months before deciding to create a new model, the Special T. The next prototype of the Special T, built last summer, is my current daily player. The production version is in the wings as I wait on some custom tubing to show up. It’s been a long wait as the supply chain seems to be nearly impossible to navigate on this particular alloy at my scale. Sure, I could use yellow brass like on this horn, but that’s not my vision for it. Anyway, bon voyage! I’ll miss you and your amazing nickel powered tonal spectrum.

SOLD…Here’s another interesting horn that’s been hanging on a hook for 5 years waiting to be finished. It’s called the ...
01/29/2026

SOLD…Here’s another interesting horn that’s been hanging on a hook for 5 years waiting to be finished. It’s called the Pujé ONE. I love the mix of vintage and modern design. Heavy ferrules and caps with a vintage cornet looking wrap. Lots of nickel and a commercial bronze two piece bell. Weighing in at 1270 grams, it’s heavier than a standard Puje, but very balanced. At .448”, it’s the third of three horns made to answer the question, “How does bore size affect my horns?” The answer, you do need to back off the air, but once you find the right balance, it is similar to my “The Puje” series horns, if not a little more of a cornet sound. Built on 1/26/26 it’s ready for sale after a little more break in playing and one more trip through the cleaning process. Selling it at my 2021 price of $1450. Raw scratched. Nano coated antique finish adds $50. Lacquer $250. Inlays $80. Email or call the shop to purchase.

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925 Lynd Road
Palouse, WA
99161

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+12074239225

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