South America Group

@oldschooleuph
I agree. Beautiful horn. Sell it for what it's worth. If you do donate -- please give to a VERY deserving student who will take very good care of said horn and appreciate the generosity.

Did A-N-A Mendez ever make his way back?

@tjcombo said in Jackie Gleason Plays Cornet:

Apart from the funny, cornety bits, a couple of things struck me in that video.. First was what a great quality clip it was. Not sure whether the originally episode was on film or maybe it was restored.
The other was Gleeson's character waving his fist in his wife's face on a coupler of occasions. What was funny and normal has certainly changed, dare I suggest, for the better.

Right? Granted, I don't think the schtick was that he actually threatened her, but it's an interesting cultural thing to note.

I liked the message of the episode as a whole.

@bobmiller1969
Wow, beautiful. I feel the desire to refurb my Radial now.

I don't know. I thought he was in Utah, turns out he is in Texas. So I guess I'll never know.

I reached out to this man (he speaks Spanish) about these trumpets for sale. The only one which interests me is the silver-plated horn in the middle. He told me that it's a "Coon" [sic] -- obviously it's a Conn, but I am keen to know which model. It looks fairly nice and if he only wants $150 could be a steal.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/472088124205509/?referralSurface=messenger_lightspeed_banner&referralCode=messenger_banner

Found this on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/441171713864776/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search

@ssmith1226 said in Progress in my comeback:

Just when I thought that I was making progress in my comeback i found this video. Below the video is a link about the featured musician.

https://weartv.com/news/local/this-incredible-young-trumpet-player-will-blow-you-away

I like it, a lot. Someday I want to teach my kids to play and have a family brass band.

@curlydoc said in Taiwanese Trumpets:

Any experiences with John Packer instruments?

I've heard good things, but no experience myself.

Bill Pfund trumpets are made in PRC and then he modifies them in his workshop. Good horns at an affordable price.

@grune

Do we differentiate between Chinese and Taiwanese manufacturers? My experience with Taiwanese makers has been fairly positive.