@Brian-Moon said in A little humour:
...Most people can't make an accurate portrayal of events 100 years ago, much less the supposed millions of years ago. Who can hope to authoritatively state such a record?

I remember looking into carbon dating a while back, and the margin for error is apparently astronomical. As a dating mechanism it has more questions than answers, yet it was taught as the standard for my entire school tenure.

Anyway, don't know how all this landed under the topic of humor, so, uh, here's a quick joke:

What is green and has wheels?

Grass. I was lying about the wheels.

No proof for millions of years. One reason is that it is physically impossible. PM me if you'd like to know more. The best evidence shows that Utah was covered by an ocean about 4,500 years ago.

Lets take it back Billions of years (accurate to 120 million years):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/04/29/how-do-we-know-the-age-of-the-universe/#76ed29816155

The Moon is putting on a show tonight for free. Hurry or you'll miss is.

@Dr-GO said in Artist on BOARD:

@BigDub said in Artist on BOARD:

Well, here's something I just completed. You might like this one, DrGO?

It's missing a ship on the horizon, right? Maybe you want to post THAT one for comparison, or maybe not if you don't give a ship.

Here you go.

@flugelgirl
Yea I wondered about that.

@stumac Phase is not what causes the frequency that we "hear". I find more evidence that the size and taper of the trumpet bell "amplify" frequencies starting in the second octave. An 1300 Hz horn is around 4.8" in diameter at the mouth according to horn theory... This would damp the fundamental which is below cutoff severely.

Hi Dr-GO,
It has a Mahavishnu Orchestra Visions of the Emerald Beyond sound to it.
Very Good!

@Kehaulani said in Does a large bore horn take more air?:

So I'm a little confused.

Could we summarize, then, in layman's terms, that the amount of air required doesn't necessarily depend upon what the bore size is but, rather, upon the collective design of the horn which includes a myriad of factors?

In other words, do some horns take "more air", horn-by-horn, depending on how it's constructed rather than on bore size alone?

Exactly this - horn by horn, depending on how it is constructed, how we hear ourselves, the efficiency of the entire body/mind/mouthpiece/trumpet/playing environment system. Even the term "amount of air" is not correct as our bodies have no measure of this except running out before a phrase is finished. We can believe that the horn is a loose blow indoors, we take it out to an open lake and the same system is like blowing into a brick wall!

Just re-watched "The Station Agent." That was a completely different type of movie, but it was Dinklage's first leading role, I think. It also had some interesting early parts by Bobby Cannavale (Will and Grace), Michelle Williams (Dawson's Creek), and John Slattery (Mad Men).

@J-Jericho
That was killer Foo Fighters! Here's one of my personal favorites because, well, it's the Foo Fighters and it shows the history of David Letterman (really fast). Its amazing who he has had on his show.

That's frustrating. At least it was a "cyber-attack" and not a real attack.

@ROWUK

Haven't heard that phrase since I lived in London 40 years ago.

@Dr-GO said in The One:

@GeorgeB said in The One:

@Dr-GO said in The One:

@GeorgeB said in The One:

Speaking of Getzen, I recently bought a new 490 at half price and though it is considered an intermediate horn I am really liking it as much, if not more than a couple of my professional horns.

Waiting for the picture!

I don't have an I-phone. The only thing I have is from the brochure...

That is a BEAUTIFUL horn, one that for sure would make my heart race!

So the Getzen is responsible for my medical condition...well the kick I get from playing it makes it all worth while...

Agreed. Also, this is a new forum. If you had a beef with users on a previous forum, you have the right to remain silent!

FWIW, the virus lock-down hasn't affected my practicing at all. Other stuff, big time. But practicing and music-related activities. - no.

@Vulgano-Brother said in How do you feel about vibrato?:

@administrator I'm conscious of vibrato during rehearsals and practice, but in performance, I concentrate on the whole package, without focusing on the little parts.

Certainly. I would advocate a holistic awareness to our playing. Very few things can improve our playing more quickly.

@moshe said in Great Idea!:

Thank you for creating this Web site.

I m slowly dying of Congestive Heart Failure,
too weak to play trumpet anymore.

moshe

Moshe,

I am slowly dying of my Personality Trait (which is no longer a disorder since the publication of DSM-IV I am proud to say)

This Trait has helped me become a better trumpet player and has given me the desire to play even more. And blogs such as this further assists me as well in achieving that quest.

@Kujo20 said in Trumpets Made ONLY by Their Maker:

@SSmith1226

Wouldn’t that be nice....wish I could! But I would imagine the round trip flight plus the purchase of a horn would equal....bankruptcy!

Maybe someday. Or we could all beg Trent to become a dealer? Did somebody say petition?

Well, sethoflagos a few years back ordered an Inderbinen and had it sent to Vienna where he picked it up at his hotel. The hotel, btw, had covered all the customs cost for him in advance!

In Dr. Go's resurrection of this thread, I decided to go back and reread it and I discovered that I had played longer than I thought. That's not the important thing, but it reminded me of my first pay gig.

I was about 15 and it was at the Pearl Harbor Rec. Center. Played for a bunch of swabbies on the prowl. I wonder how many of you remember Combo Orcs books - intro, top, bottom, out. Great music.

Got to watch the swabbies and the jarheads (sorry flugelgirl) fighting over their football game on the way home. As the saying goes, watched the fights and a football game broke out.