Handmade instrument  

Renaissance style

Lacquered

Bell 120 mm  

Dual bore 10,80 mm  

Yellow Brass bell  

Hard chrome-plated nickel silver inner slides

Double Layer bell with no wire inside edge of the bell 

Lacquered - model NATB711-1 or antique lacquered - model NATB711-2  

2 tuning slides - 442 Hz (can be tuned to 440 Hz) and 415 Hz   

Gold plated mouthpiece with specially designed lip plate for more comfortable playing       

Slide:    

7 positions on tuning 442Hz

6 positions on tuning 415Hz   

Very lightweight and ultracompact case  

Lubricant for slide  

Why choose NARTISS Sackbut and why are they so cheap? 

Main idea to build up this instrument was a problem that is very complicated to purchase and play Sackbuts for competitive price. Main problem it is for students, amateurs, brass enthusiasts, who want to try instruments, but aren't ready to spend big money for this aim. 

During the building proccess we analysed and make copies for some parts from baroque period instruments, but also put our proefssional experience inputs to get richful sound and get possibility to play in different styles - as well as in baroque chamber music as well in Renaissance style tower music. 

We do not spend money and energy to make ornaments and engravings on instruments. From our point of view these are not neccessary extra costs. 

Vairis Nartiss

Vairis Nartiss is a trombone player from Latvia. He has a solo career in Latvia, he plays the trombone in the Latvian National Opera Symphony Orchestra, he has his own music store NartissLV, and his own Support programm for talented kids to support their development in their professional life.

In his solo career he develop instrumental peformances, and works hard to make trombone as attractive instrument. He also uses many contemporary devices to get more plentyful  sound out of the trombone - multi effect proccessors, loop machine etc. He is looking also on the trombone some effects which have also very rich range of his own potential - 2 voice, 3 voices, rales etc.       

For this moment Vairis Nartiss is one of the biggest Authority in Latvian Brass movement.       

V.Nartiss now has one of the biggest Music stores in Latvia, with quite big warehouse and in the set with this stock he develops new Musical instruments, like this Sackbut and accessories for contemporary Brass instruments, like Exclusive Wooden Mutes for Trumpet and Trombone and handguards for Brass instruments to protect them from hand sweat. 

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Responses to our instrument

 "I love my new Nartiss Tenor Sackbut! This beautiful horn sounds great and has a wonderful Renaissance sound!"

Bob Ferrel, International Jazz Trombonist-Sackbut & Buccin Dragon Trombones & Private Music Instructor       

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"I have been privileged to be one of the lucky first to try out the new sackbut of the young NARTISS company, and I am left with a great first impression. From the experience of 2 concert programs played with the instrument I am safe to say that it allows the player to produce a pleasant tone in all registers. Since the NARTISS sackbut is manufactured from strong metal I am specially pleased with the sound of the low register. I was able to avoid a few instrument changes, thanks to the rich tone produced by the NARTISS tenor, whilst playing the bass part. In the same time it asures great playability in the upper register. NARTISS tenor sackbut has given me a splended impression, and it is with great interest I am looking foreward to the bass and alto models."

Valter Jürgenson, Early music ensemble Hortus Musicus, Tallinn, Estonia