Does Rich Ita Do Shoddy Trumpet Work?

  NOT RECOMMENDED! My experience with RICH ITA was not good! It appears RICH ITA is just running on fumes left by Gene Pilczuk and that is where the good reputation starts and stops! I got suckered too by the misinformation and propaganda of the Pilczuk trumpet leadpipe legacy because after all, PILCZUK was good so Rich Ita's Brass Instrument Workshop must be just as good, right? WRONG! In 2019, I had a problem with a piccolo trumpet I was developing. The leadpipe kept giving intonation problems. After seeing the reviews of Rich Ita, I thought, well, this guy can definitely take care of my issue and what is the worst scenario? He improves things only 20-30%? I can live with that. Unfortunately for me, RICH ITA did nothing, but wasted my time and cost me money...plenty of money. How did that happen you might wonder? Due to Rich Ita's Trumpet Repair incompetence, my shipping costs back and forth EXCEEDED $200! Ummmm that just happens to be what a PILCZUK leadpipe costs, right?