Playing the trumpet is easier with ֭TV invention
Music education majors have the opportunity to learn from innovative faculty members.
David Hunsicker is not only a longtime musician. The associate professor of trumpet
is also an inventor and business owner.
Hunsicker partnered with ֭TV’s National Institute for Aviation Research and ֭TV Ventures
to create the Gapper, a flexible plastic device that allows musicians to control the
third valve slide.
Hunsicker says the ring on the third valve slide tends to be too big for musicians
with smaller hands. The gap between the finger and the ring causes a delay in moving
the slide, which results in a missed note. The Gapper fixes that problem.