The Development of Monette Trumpet Mouthpieces

As Monette instruments have evolved and have been built in a wider range of weights, mouthpieces of a correspondingly heavier weight have been needed to complement and balance the instruments. The progression of Monette trumpet mouthpiece models can be seen in the accompanying photos, with the most efficient and advanced design being the integral mouthpiece RAJA instruments first introduced in 1990.

1985	Original mouthpiece design, no longer in production.
1987	Monette STC-1. For use on non-Monette instruments and early Monette models.
1989	Monette STC-2. For use on most Monette STC trumpets and for lead work on Monette 900 series instruments.
1990	Monette STC-3. For use on Monette 900 series instruments.
1997	Monette AJNA. For use on Monette AJNA instruments.
1998	Monette SHAKTI. For use on Monette SHAKTI instruments.
1999	Monette LT. For lead playing on all non-Monette and lightweight Monette instruments, such as the 2000LT
1990	RAJA. Our first integral mouthpiece, now built into all RAJA and RAJA SAMADHI instruments.