© JoRal Cuban TM Ready to Go

Now at our very good friends at Eclipse Trumpets UK Heather’s Latest designs for the © JoRal Cuban TM, every single one unique and personal bespoke designs alway available all you need to do is ask…

JoRal Cuban TM ©Heather Zawada exclusive and personal designs 2022

JoRal Cuban TM Update 2022

The exclusive designs of Artist Heather Zawada, adding really funky designs to Jazz Mutes for Brass. Each mute is given a unique identity and finished in clear lacquer to ensure longevity. This is an insight into latest designs in progress soon to be shipped to Eclipse Trumpets UK so if you’re visiting Leigh McKinney they’ll be there in the workshop as Eclipse have exclusive access to the JoRal Cuban TM…

JoRal Cuban TM ©Heather Zawada exclusive and personal designs 2022

ECLIPSE Trumpets/Cornets/FlugelHorns

ABOUT ECLIPSE 

Eclipse was originally set up as a repair facility for all brass instruments and very quickly gained a very good reputation for high quality repair and lacquer work. Our reputation led to repair work being carried out on behalf of many leading manufacturers and soon after, finishing work on custom manufactured trumpets. 

In July 2001 we decided to develop a new design of professional level trumpet. Prototype models were developed, assembled and put through their paces by pro players from a variety of backgrounds. Many years experience in manufacture meant the company already knew how to make trumpets – the challenge was now to design one that really kicked!

The Eclipse line of trumpets was launched in March 2003 at the Frankfurt Music Messe.

LEIGH MCKINNEY

Leigh started work in 1986 at the age of 15 as an apprentice Brass Instrument Maker with a company that was built up of the very best ex Boosey & Hawkes technicians in the industry. Over the next 8 years he learnt every aspect of manufacture from cornet right up to tuba. At the end of this term Leigh was the head maker of instrument manufacture there. 

In 1994 he moved to Norway to become a teacher of brass instrument repair in a specialist music university. 3 years later he was asked to head up the brass manufacture at a German Instrument Company. Returning 1 year later for another 2 year spell with his first employer as head maker again. In 1999 Leigh decided that he wanted to make his own mark on the brass world and started First Class Brass Ltd (Eclipse Trumpets) in September of that year at a small workshop in Dunstable, England.

CARL SKINNER

Carl has worked for Eclipse straight out of school at the age of 16. Having been with us for 19 years now he is truly one of the most talented repair and making techs in the UK. Leigh and Carl run the Eclipse workshop as a team. One’s skills complimenting the other. Carl is Eclipse through and through, and has a real and true passion for the instruments, contributing to design and structure of new products.