Many trumpet players consider the horns made by Monette Trumpets the best in the world. In a workshop tucked away near the Portland airport, everyone plays the trumpet. They also make the trumpets.

Scotty Barnhart, director of the Count Basie Orchestra, demonstrates what makes a trumpet made by Portland's David Monette so special in the 'Music" episode of the PBS series, "Craft in America." ...

The Elysian Trumpet hasn’t called a soul in years. A bejeweled, 24-karat brushed-gold homage to the city’s Hurricane Katrina dead, crafted by a legendary Oregon trumpet-maker, rests mute and locked ...