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RE: Favorite Cornet
@adc said in Favorite Cornet:
Nice. I can't stand to play a new (old) horn until I thoroughly clean and sanitize it.
I can't stand to wait. I play it right out of the box the minute I get it. Then I take it in for cleaning and repairs. I also want to know the before and after of that process.
After:
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RE: How Does The Theory You've Learned Apply To Improvising?
Well, since this thread popped up, I'll relate a recent occurance.
Last Saturday was the first band practice in over a year. Trad jazz. New band. Never met these people before in person.
For a year I've practiced playing from lead sheets and doing improv. Occasionally use backing tracks. But mostly just improvising on the songs. I start in a different key and practice that too.
I wondered how it would all sound when playing with others. The answer? Wow, pretty darn well. The pandemic has given me the time to work on improv in the safety of my own home.
Now I say, "Give me the solo, man!"
Any theory involved in what I did? No. But also I've spent a year listening to a lot of music in this style. So that gets internalized and comes out.
Would it happen if I listened to another style. Yes. Works that way too. Listen, internalize, play and away we go.
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RE: Traits that make a great sight reader?
I think it also relates to math ability. Rhythms seem to be a problem for people. It's not the notes, it's the rhythm. People get lost. Also having the beat in the back of your head that allows you to know where in the measure you are is huge. I've been in so many groups where a difficult passage means the player slows down and is immediately lost.
And then there is the reading text issue related thing. When you read text, do you look at all the letters? Of course not. You read the sentence. Same thing in music. You read the phrases. You see the whole line. No?
Or are you thinking of how to produce the sound and playing and can't spare attention to the music?
I think there's something like that going on?
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RE: Finally, I amd playing a Conn Trumpet again
I'll just stick with my Toreador. Have fun with the Conn.
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RE: Favorite Cornet
Sometimes the planets line up just right between you and the cornet. Mine is a H.N. White Clevelander with the original mouthpiece. I have two of them just to make sure if anything ever happens, I can play the spare while I'm getting the primary fixed.
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RE: Traits that make a great sight reader?
@georgeb said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:
@dr-go said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:
I believe the hardest part of sight reading is being able to count. What really trips me up the most is reading where NOT to play (the rests) more so than were TO play (the notes). It all comes down to the rhythm, the feel of the song. That is what I find most challenging regarding sight reading.
I would have to agree with Doc on this part of sight reading, especially the rhythm. I don't realize how wrong I sometime get this in new pieces until I am playing with others. Then it all falls into place.
I've always found sight reading easy. But with difficult rhythms, I still use a pencil to mark downbeats in a measure. I've had band mates try this and they were amazed at how much it helped. I'm surprised at how little people mark their music to help themselves.
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RE: Beware the Ides of March!
I was in a bar band in high school. This was one of the songs that we really played well. Very popular.
Oh yea, bar band, teenagers playing in bars, it was the early 70's. I'm guessing it wouldn't happen these days. Our lead singer always got lots of female attention. Bar ladies loved that guy. Only a skosh older than him. Heh.
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RE: Why not another thread about bigger horns ?
I spend most of my time playing french horn. Or as we like to call it, horn. Does that qualify as a bigger horn?
As for why there isn't another thread, possibly because players of other horns don't spend all their time talking about it online?
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RE: Matt silver American Standard High Grade Cleveland
@J-Jericho said in Matt silver American Standard High Grade Cleveland:
IMO this is not a peashooter. One characteristic of most peashooters is that the lower tuning slide enters the valve block on the same side as the bell. Another feature is a tight bell crook wrap. A smaller bell diameter is not uncommon. Also, the valve body is usually short, with bottom sprung valves. Peashooters are known for their bright sound, as well. A quick internet search reveals these examples:
This American Standard has the tight wrap, but with a customary tuning slide entry:
trumpet-history.comHere is a Bohland & Fuchs with the opposite tuning slide entry and all the valve slides on the same side of the valve block:
trumpet-history.comInteresting observation. I recently went on a search for trumpets with the tuning slide in that position. I described it as first and third slides on the right side. I have a Nova (Los Angeles) brand cornet and trumpet in that configuration. Since the maker was a music store, I've always wondered where the valve block came from.
Regarding Cleveland instruments, I have many and all seem to have really well functioning valves with remarkable compression despite being 70-80 years old. And I'm not talking remarkable for their age, but equal to most current horns.
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RE: Play Through or Rest
Bad tone means you are doing or have done something wrong. Re-examine and change what you are doing. What is that? No clue. I don't know the routine you are following. But I've sat next to endless players whose first notes were terrible. That screams bad things were happening or have happened. Just logic.
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RE: What is this mouthpiece?
XStream mouthpiece. Same answer as on TH. Have fun!
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RE: Who made this trumpet
You bought it for $25. Sell if for the same if you can. Done.
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RE: Al Cass Magic?
Does anyone out there play one of these currently?
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Al Cass Magic?
Buck Clayton, Sweets Edison and Roy Eldridge are some of my favorite players to listen to. They all played Al Cass mouthpieces.
What is the magic that these mouthpieces had that worked so well?
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RE: Future survival of this forum
Everybody is on Trumpet Herald. I still check this site to see if anything is happening.
I'm primarily interested in jazz and equipment discussions.
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RE: I cannot find a 28b Connstellation anywhere. Is there a way to "create" one?
@kehaulani said in I cannot find a 28b Connstellation anywhere. Is there a way to "create" one?:
Interested in a Cornet?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/109527462399665/?hoisted_items=748387889831393Good grief. That is a ridiculous price for a 28A. I would sell mine for $500. I just got it and had it completely worked over including valve alignement. I just have too many horns.
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RE: Outstanding Trumpet Summit
Wow! Just wow! Thank you for posting that. I'm passing it around to my trumpet playing friends.