Billings Native Invents New Trumpet

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By Laura Kennedy

Story Published: Sep 2, 2010 at 6:25 PM MST

Story Updated: Sep 3, 2010 at 6:00 AM MST

BILLINGS - A Billings native is changing the music world through invention. Jason Harrelson has created a new kind of trumpet based on physics.

Jason is a Senior High graduate and played in the school band when he fell in love with playing the trumpet. During college, the music major and physics minor discovered a way to build a more efficient trumpet. Jason is also a performer and has toured with bands such as Duran Duran.

"At Senior High I sat last chair in the band, I was the worst trumpet player in the world," he said, "I practiced and my teacher at the time really inspired me to play trumpet and before I knew it I was a trumpet major in college," he said.

Jason makes 250 trumpets a year in his Minnesota factory and continues to perform across the country.

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Jenn Harrelson Weed said on Tuesday, Sep 14 at 7:32 AM

Carson, Check out harrelsontrumpets.com he has only made that ONE Medusa horn but is willing to sell it. Check out his site! It is an AMAZING horn!

Carson Smisek said on Thursday, Sep 9 at 9:52 AM

That is the coolest freakin thing i have ever seen in my entire life!!! how much does it start at?

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