Wynton Marsalis was recently on the David Letterman show promoting his new CD, "He and She." Wynton played his new PRANA 3 STC Bb for the...

February was a very busy month for us, with just about non-stop shop visitors! In addition to the visits and concerts by Terence...

August 12, 2009 VISIT DAVE MONETTE'S OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE! Read posts by Dave discussing all the latest shop activities including his...

Our lapidary shop has been humming with activity as more and more players are requesting our custom inlaid finger buttons. Between...

We took hours and hours of video, and will be posting a complete write up of the event once we get all the video reviewed and edited. In...

We started getting emails from Max Seigel over a year ago, saying he loved our mouthpieces but needed a special custom model to fit his...

Ever since the first SLAP mouthpieces were made, players have been asking for a B6 SLAP mouthpiece. The B6 has, in previous years, been...

A year ago we had our first INLAID FINGER BUTTON CONTEST survey and raffle, and we announced last July that New York recording artist...

Ingrid Jensen is now using custom designed PRANA trumpet and flugelhorn mouthpieces! We have worked with countless clients over the years...

For several years we have been working with Ravi Best to come up with a lightweight trumpet he could use in Broadway pits and in some...

After jazz trumpeter and Ellington band member Ravi Best started using his new “Tall Valve Section - Wide Radius” MF PRANA in the band...

The first Monette tuba mouthpieces were inspired by and made for Chester Schmitz of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. After the trumpet...

November 11, 2007 MONETTE DECORATED PRESENTATION FIELD TRUMPET DELIVERED TO BAA's TOM DAY! Marine Bugler Tom Day, the founder of Bugles...

December 5, 2006 NEW MANNY LAUREANO AND DAVE BAMONTE ORCHESTRAL VIDEO CLIPS ARE ON THE WAY! We called Manny Laureano a few weeks ago to...

The 2005 Year-in-Review "slide show" December, 2005 Monette Internet News Minnesota Orchestra principal trumpet Manny Laureano just...

November, 2004 We have two new Monette mouthpiece dealers to announce! The first is the new Detroit dealer, Royal Music. The other is THE...