Temby Instruments

Tim Priddy plays Temby Custom Cryo trumpet

Detroit Michigan trumpet pro - Tim Priddy spent the day with David Temby in February 2010 and ended up loving this horn so much that he purchased it.

Normally, after a 41 year career playing trumpet, one could usually assume that a player would have found the correct set-up (mouthpiece and horn). David Temby proved me wrong on that one!

I have played virtually every kind of trumpet on this planet, from classical to jazz, both old and new, boutique and off-the-shelf. While I find there is a use for each of these horns, not until playing a Temby trumpet did I settle for one horn that really can do it all. I am a commercial player—a player that relies on one horn to play a variety of styles and genres. The Temby Professional trumpet in silverplate gives the player a step up on the competition in a variety of ways:

Temby Sax with Sean Vagg

Sean Vagg "The Skylines" plays his Temby silver and gold tenor. Here, he is trying out a Guardala Super King (Germany) - gold plated mouthpiece.

Joe Camilleri plays Temby Saxello

Joe and Charlie Camilleri This was a treasured moment in time when Joe Camilleri and his daughter Charlie make "time to play" at the Music Place last week. Joe played a Temby Custom Saxello on some recordings recently and decided that he "just had to have one to use for more projects" He really loved the tonal textures and great tuning for his demanding recording work. Joe is a perfectionist when it comes to music production, performing and songwriting. He always insists on using the best equipment available to make sure that the results live up to his stringent standards. This is the mark of the musical genius who has just celebrated 45 years of success in the Australian music industry. Whether it is one of his many, many guitars, his recording suite, the musos that he works with or his new Temby Custom Saxello ( a partner to his "Joe Camilleri Limited Edition Temby Australia Blues Horn - custom tenor sax) ... Joe deserves and demands the best.

Temby Handmade Flutes

DAVID TEMBY HANDMADE FLUTES

2008 #1 - Silver with silver keys, platinum springs with B foot & C#/G-A trill. Solid 14ct gold lip plate and riser.
2008 #2 - same as above.
[SOLD] - In 2007 we made flute #1 - Silver with silver keys, platinum springs with B foot & C#/G-A trill 14K gold plated all over.
[SOLD] - In 2007 we made flute #2 - Silver with silver keys, platinum springs with B foot & C#/G-A trill.
[SOLD] - In 2007 we made flute #3 - Silver with nickel silver keys, platinum springs with B foot & C#/G-A trill.
[SOLD] - In 2007 we made flute #4 - Silver with silver keys, platinum springs with B foot & C#/G-A trill 14K gold plated head, body, foot.

HEADJOINTS

David Temby handmade silver
David Temby handmade silver with solid 14K gold lip plate and riser
David Temby handmade silver with 14K gold plating all over

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Anatomy Of a Temby Handmade Flute


David Temby's Signature	Hand hammering and forming of headjoint, body and foot from silver.	Shaping the tone holes to the body.

Tone holes after shaping.	Tone holes after shaping.	Tone holes after shaping.

Ready for soldering of tone holes to the body.	Polishing the keys.	Polishing the keys.

The barrel.	Cutting silver sheet to headjoint size.	Sheet formed into tube.

Handmaking the Lip Plate.	Finishing the embouchure.	Finished

Saxophone Finishing

Our Finished Saxophones -

Our saxophones should be comfortable for a players fingers and hands and not cause fatigue or pain. We exhaustively researched this area with the help of teachers, students (children and adults) and professional players. We even sought out help from the medical and applied science fields!

We are confident that you'll find a Temby saxophone to suit your needs and beyond.