Endorsements & Testimonials -- what they're saying about the BERP & BerpBioOil

Mario Guarneri and Berp Bio Oil go to Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, April 2010. Pictured here with Mike Thompson of Roche-Thomas and saxophone mouthpiece maker Ron Singer.

Some recent testimonials on our environmentally-friendly
BerpBioOil:

“Dear Mario,

I just ordered two bottles of your Berp Bio Oil and am so excited to start using it! I was having some challenges with the valves on my B flat trumpet sticking all the time. I was playing with the Akron Symphony this past weekend, and Scott Johnston let me borrow some of his Berp Bio Oil. My valves have been working perfectly for the last several days...I'm glad I've found something that works!

Thanks again for your great product!

Amanda”

--Dr. Amanda Bekeny, Instructor of Trumpet, The College of Wooster and Ashland University

“Mario,

This is great stuff and I've found NOTHING better for my stainless steel tuba valves!”

--Alan Baer, Principal Tubist, New York Philharmonic

"Hi, my name is Bill Ortiz-I play trumpet with Carlos Santana. I just wanted to drop you a line to say how much I love your valve oil. I have been using BerpBioOil for about 2 months and find it to be the best I've ever used by far. Recently (before switching to your product) I had been having some issues with my '56 Martin Committee:  valves sticking if not pushed down perfectly straight. Needless to say, the last thing I need happening on stage in front of 30,000 people is my valve sticking repeatedly. I've taken my horn to repairmen and was nearly at the point of rebuilding my valves. Since I started using your oil, I've had NO problems with it at all-NO sticking and it lasts much longer than any other oil I've used. It's my hope that you NEVER stop making this oil--otherwise I'll have to buy 20 cases! LOL. 

Best regards,  Bill"

“Hi Mario - 

I bought several bottles of Bio Oil from you at ITG this year. After using it for a couple of months on a number of horns, I think it's time to write about my experience. In short, Berp Bio Oil is fantastic! I have used it on several new and used horns, including my new Calicchios that I was demoing at ITG. I have had no problems switching to it from more traditional as well as hybrid oils, even without any special cleaning of the valves between. It provides fast, smooth, valve action and lasts a very long time. The final selling point for me was that last night I put it on an Olds flugelhorn that I hadn't played in a couple of months. I always have problems with a sticky first valve with this horn—but the valves felt incredibly smooth and in two hours of playing there was not even a twitch of a hangup on that first valve. =0

This oil is truly a home run, and I love the fact that it is a natural product and completely non-toxic. I'm recommending it to all my friends.” 
--Galen Tromble, www.takata-trumpets.com 

“Hello Mr. Guarneri,

Back in May, your company sent me a free bottle of berp bio oil to test and write a review for my web page. I have completed that review. You can read it here:

http://www.thomasjwestmusic.com/berpbiooil.htm

Thank you for the opportunity to try out another fantastic music product from your company.

Sincerely,
Tom”
 --Thomas J. West, www.thomasjwestmusic.com

"In regards to a small bottle of Berp BioOil I purchased at the Midwest conference--

What an incredible product. Prior to discovering this oil, I had tried quite literally every oil in an attempt to find one that worked. Al Cass, Blue Juice, Ultra-Pure, Fat Cat, Snake Oil, Yamaha-Yamaha Premium-Yamaha Synthetic, Binak Pro, Binak 495, Clark Terry, Pro Oil Red, Pro Oil Hybrid, you get the idea. Nothing Worked. I was frantic-- I did not have money to get my valves lapped or to get them overhauled. I had just bought a new Xeno, and those valves were sticking too! Why didn't anything work for me?!

I also have asthma and a form of bronchiectasis, which constantly inhaling petroleum distillates and synthetic oils only makes my condition worse.

For months now, I have had zero problems with my valves since applying BioOil. I have never felt such a smooth action before on any of my horns. With other oils, I never had that feeling that they would not lock up at some point. With BioOil, I have not had so much as a thought of a stuck valve at any time.

I have a Yamaha Xeno, Bach Strad, an old Selmer picc, and an old Yamaha Eb. It works on all of them.

I am also student teaching right now. Several students have had an issue with stuck valves-- some for months, even years. I put on some BioOil, and none of those students have had to re-oil their horns yet. BioOil has saved me and those students some potentially expensive and unnecessary valve work by a repair person.

I just wanted to thank you for making the perfect product for me. Not only does it work on my horns, but also perfectly fixes my students' valve issues in seconds! This is truly the "magic bullet" of valve oils! I also appreciate that
there are no chemicals. It smells great, and poses no health hazard in any way. You can even swallow it!

There is no way I can appropriately convey my gratitude for this product. I offer my sincerest thanks, and look forward to giving you my business and spreading the word about BioOil."

Kenny Piatt
Cuyahoga Falls, OH

"I like the results of your Berp Bio Oil.  I own vintage Bach Strad Bb and C trumpets, and a very nice King Tempo cornet; the oil works well on all three of them.  It is very smooth, long lasting and reliable lubrication for my valves. It seems to require cleaning and re-oiling less frequently than the conventional oils I have used in the past, and definitely responds better to being warm and moist after a few minutes of playing that the old oils."

David Ridgely, Grafton Wisconsin

BERP Endorsed by the pros ...

“I just wanted to say thanks for a great product! I had a Berp
back in high school and just recently got one again. The design is much
better than it was back then, and I just keep it on my horn all the time,
it is such a useful tool for all levels of players! It's also very
convenient when you have a clip on microphone on stage and need to do some
buzzing between tunes to get the blood back! I'm glad it fits in my
torpedo case, it's nice to have it on whenever I feel the urge to buzz!

Thanks again!!!” --Kiku Collins, www.kikucollins.com

"I have been using The Berp for some time now and I find it to be a tremendous aid in working out creeping aberrations. I like using it especially for warming up and working out problem areas. It is a wonderful tool to help a player be more efficient on the trumpet ... thank you for the brilliance of your little device. I recommend it 100% ... it's a permanent fixture on my practice horn." --Herb Alpert, trumpet recording artist, founder of The Tijuana Brass

"I'm BERPin' all the time." --Doc Severinsen, trumpet recording artist, studio musician, leader of The Tonight Show Band

"I'm very pleased with the new options and will continue to use the BERP as I have for the past 12 years." --Joseph Alessi, principal trombone, New York Philharmonic

"I love the Ultimate BERP...the new options are great!" --A. David Krehbiel, former principal horn, San Francisco Symphony

"I never leave home without it." --Bill Watrous, trombone jazz artist and clinician

"I recommend the BERP in my 'Best In Class' clinics. . . (it's) extremely helpful." --Bruce Pearson, author, educator

"We talked about the use of your BERP and the excellent results with students." --Richard Norem, Phil Farkas and Barry Tuckwell, horn performing artists and teachers

"The BERP is a valuable tool--Bravo!" --Roger Rocco, tubist, educator-VanderCook College of Music

"The BERP solves the problem of relating buzzing the mouthpiece to the instrument." --Marvin Stamm, trumpet jazz artist and clinician

"I've been BERPing all over the world." --David Finlayson, trombone, New York Philharmonic

"There is not a day that goes by that I don't benefit from the BERP. What a great idea! All my students practice with it and use it during their lessons." --Sandy La Clair, The Madison Brass

More names of BERPers you'll recognize ...

"We love the product, great job!" --Jake Falasca, Glendora Middle School Bands

"Those BERPS are wonderful! They improved our tone quality & sense of pitch in our band program! Thanks for the invention!!!" --Janie Walker

"Dear Mr. Guarneri -- Previously I've told you I took up the Trumpet at age 73 in order to play Taps at military funerals. I dislike can music. I'm now 75 and I've worked very hard. Your CD and the B.E.R.P. have helped me immensely. Your CD has given me the tools and the confidence to keep playing. I want to thank you for your help and your CD and the B.E.R.P. has helped very much." --Bill Crow

"Dearest Mario, Yesterday the postman brought me a small package and it was from you. Thank you so much! What an honor to get it personally from you. We - that's a brass section here in Austria - have been using BERP for a time with great success. E.G. Hans, playing the Euphonium, said literally with a bright smile: "After using the BERP the tones are now coming down in buckets!", roughly translated into English. As mentioned it wasn't possible for us to get the BERP cassette here in Austria. Therefore great thanks again and I hope I can do something for you. All the best. --Peter Jag (and Regards from all the musicians!)"

"Thank you again for everything that you do in regards to music education. I enjoyed meeting you at the Ohio Music Educator's Association, and I can't wait to get my students on the BERP. I know that their tone quality, aural awareness, and flexibility will increase using your product. It has helped my own playing tremendously!" --Chris Foster, Director of Bands, Warren Local Schools; Director of Music, Junior Military Band; Multicultural Music Chairperson, OMEA Dist. IX

"I outfitted the entire brass section of my band with BERPs and it has been the best thing I ever did for them. What a difference it their sound quality and intonation! Thanks again.... I'll be looking for the CD in the mail." --Arnold A. Alconcel, Band Director, James B. Castle High School, HI

"My compliments for such a useful and well designed product. I have one of the original BERPs but there is no comparison. Many Thanks" --Martin Mays (Italy)

"I have never had a product or "learning aid" for trumpet that has worked as well as the BERP. I am 48 years old and was in a "slump" in my playing. I bought a BERP at the OMEA convention and have been using it for about 3 weeks. The improvement in my playing is amazing. I have more confidence and my range and tone have improved. I would recommend it to anyone wishing to improve. I am a band director in OHIO and I can't believe more people are not using them. By the way, I met Mario at the convention. What a great guy." --Paul Baransy

"My high school (Mac Arthur High School San Antonio, TX) band brass class recently purchased the BERP for us. I have to admit, at first I thought it was just another device the director bought that would waste out time. BOY was I wrong... I have found that the BERP has greatly improved my tone, embouchure, and pitch. Since we started using the BERP the class improvement could only be measured in leaps and bounds .... thanx for the BERP!!" --Earl W. Wade Jr.

"I just wanted to let you know that we used the BERP with the Kiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps this summer. What a difference it made with our brass players both young and old. Thank you for making such a great product." --Dennis Laorenza, Brass Caption Head, Kiwanis Kavaliers

"Just started using it a couple of weeks ago during warm-up and already hear a huge difference. You are a genius! Thanks." --Todd Burk, Director, John Horn High School

"I was so impressed with this device I ordered BERPs for all of my trumpet and trombone students. I am a k-5 teacher in the Santa Clara and Sunnyvale school Districts. My kids start instrumental music in the third grade and the BERP is already making a difference in the way they hear the notes that they play ..." --Bob Frazier and the Band Room Rats at Ponderosa School

"Thanks for the BERPs. My kids love them. Every player in the school has one on his horn. I just have to keep hammering it in to them about how many different instances they can use it: etudes, arpeggios, articulation etc....Every time we work on them in their lessons their eyes go wide when they play their trumpet just after blowing on the BERP." --Jack Burt, Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville

"There have been so many times in my private lessons that I say, “A BERP would make this so much easier.” Instead of the student becoming frustrated or distracted after repeating intervals or a difficult passage of music for an
extended amount of time, the student can use the BERP and achieve instant success and gratification. After using a BERP on my euphonium for years I decided to outfit my middle and high school brass students with BERPs. I have
heard much improvement in brass section in such a little time. Some of my students that had small or weak tones have improved dramatically after only 2 weeks! The students' ears are becoming much more accurate resulting in less
wrong notes and less out of tune notes – especially in the trombone section. Thank you very much for such a useful tool!"

--Dustin Moburg
Director of Middle School Bands and Brass Studio, Caledonia, MN

The BERP Worldwide

A small sample of Drum Corps, Schools and Marching Bands using the BERP...