@ROWUK Yes, I did some checking, Schilke Eb.

@Dr-GO
This is the horn I’m referring to.

https://www.whyharrelson.com/store/p784/2023HSeries_silver.html

I agree, her reasons are her own. Everyone deserves their privacy.

The pressure is on me now. This one just off the easel and still unsold….
Gulf Coaast, Florida. My cousin lives near Tampa and takes some very nice photos that I am free to use as reference.IMG_0364.jpeg

@Trumpetsplus Nice, bite-sized morsels of thoughtful wisdom. Thanks!

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@ROWUK The ad has already been moved into Classifieds

You are getting good advice here. I myself am an older player (80) but I haven't put the horn down for long periods of time. I would say the following: 1) your chops need to be in good shape to maintain a pitch properly. Getting back in shape takes time after such a long layoff 2) Use an electronic tuner (a phone app is good) and practice playing into it so you can hear when you're off. There are small devices that you attach to the bell of the horn to check on your intonation while you're playing with a group. Feedback helps.

@ROWUK I am closer now....

@Shifty said in Flugelhorn Trigger Mod:

I'd share this on the oTHer site, but they're too judgemental.

Yes, I've noticed that about the "other site" as well. Being a mediocre player now after being away from the trumpet for 40 years, they would eat me alive.

@annapants Mike Thompson has very attractive conditions for selling used instruments. I know him and he is the real thing!

Thompson Music Co.
14220 Fort St. Ste. 103, Omaha, NE 68164 (402) 289-9699

When people that we love and admire die, it gives us the opportunity to figure out what they really meant to us. In many cases, towards the end, we see them less and do not "live" the deterioration. The lasting personal memory is of a person getting stuff done.

As we are the sum of all influences in life, we have a lot to be thankful for - but only limited means to "pay back" the debt. Honor the giants on whose shoulders you stand - each in her/his own way. We do not need huge public displays although if the opportunity arises, take it with humility and reverence.

I see death as the release from the earthly state, going to a place with no pain and no need to answer any more questions or solve problems. Our influence can (and should) long extend after death.

@mediocreplayer The analysis of a sticky valve is to first check cleanliness (dirt/damage/distortion - thank you Ivan) and proper lubrication, then comes the interface finger position to valve stroke. Proper lubrication means BONE DRY VALVES AND CASINGS, then oil to create isolation between them. Oil floats on water so drying first is a real part of oiling.
Sometimes we can hone the valves (with a loss of compression) until they work or push the player to change hand position and play with the tips of their fingers.

I have only had issues with used instruments broken in by someone else.

And Nikolay also provides a very good traditionally-styled student flugelhorn, the DUNONIA model. Here is a demo video:

@administrator said in The Sounds of Silence:

It looks very nice. Do you have a big crop of cicadas this year?

Thanks! Not nearly as many this year so far. Lots of katydids though.