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I guess I need to look into this.

@georgeb Of course. You are quite right. But a bit of fun is never out of place...

Trumpet player to antiques dealer: "Can you really tell me the value of scales?" - "Of course. They are not rare - though rarer as they should be. They are usually not in perfect condition - and nobody really, really wants them. No value at all."

What's cheek?

Send a card "get better soon" to a viola player who's not sick.

(stolen from Rowuk)

@_mark_ James Morrison and his multiphonics come to mind.

@tornado1957 So you're a youngster compared to a friend of mine who started trombone at the ripe age of 78. No previous brass background, and now, four years later, he' s solo bone in his community band... He started to play after his wife of 52 years of marriage left him for a 34-year-old plumber...

@trumpetsplus said in The value of scales:

I have never practiced scales, although I am proficient in all keys. I play music in all keys. Scales are not music. I know a lot of music and the only example that I can think of of a scale being successfully used in music is the Pas de Deux near the end of Nutcracker ballet.

I'm intrigued to read this. I remember spending countless hours on my 2-octave scales in high school.

@tornado1957 said in Need some information on this item.:

Thank you Trumpetsplus, for actually answering the question at hand. Very helpful and much appreciated!

I DON'T play the trumpet. I found this little gizmo at an estate sale and found it quite interesting. Thought I'd see if I could found out a bit of info as my internet search turned up nothing. I figure it had to be somewhat rare.

I'm sure you could sell it. It's kind of a neat little novelty.

@tornado1957 If you don't play, why don't you start?

Seriously, it's one of those gizmos many people buy in the earlier stages of their development as trumpet players. It MAY help some people in developing lip/finger coordination; but in my experience, it's so far removed from an actual trumpet that you are better off with a good practice mute. Since I got my Sandovalves (yes, I plead guilty to that) in the first or second year of my playing ("Heck, something with Arturo Sandoval's name on it MUST be good"), I've noticed that after the initial hot phase, the thing began lying about until my wife firmly advised me to "put that ugly thing away". Which I did. It must still be there - haven't seen it for ages. Whereas my trusty Denis Wick practice mute is a constant in my gig bag.