I have a 1976 Bach Strad, ML 43 that is a terrific trumpet. I've owned it since the early 1980s, and although I've bought (and sold) many other trumpets since then, the Bach has always been my "go to" trumpet. Great sound and intonation, even scale, plays easily.

Official "sporting event" national anthem arrangement. Due to space constraints, only the first page is displayed...

1962 Conn 5A Victor with copper plated bell.

I've never understood why directors punish the musicians with rehearsals right before a performance. Surely they realize they are tiring the musicians to the point that the last rehearsal is the best performance, not the concert. When faced with this dilemma, I usually sandbag during the rehearsal.

I have this old Conn that's pretty neat. I think it's a 9A or something like that...

H. Lenhert, Philadelphia, was in business from 1867-1914. Henry G. Lehnert (1838-1916), founder of the company, arrived in Boston from Saxony ca 1860 with his brother Carl. Early Boston directories indicate that they both worked either for E. G. Wright or for Graves & Co., then joining Freemantle & Co. before establishing business as Henry Lehnert & Co. In 1866 Henry moved to Philadelphia and started his brass musical instrument manufacturing business. He held a patent for the tapered cornet leadpipe and frequently used Allen rotary valves and German silver in the manufacture of his instruments, which had a very good reputation for quality. From 1876 through 1914, his instruments bore the trade name "American Standard".

This is the one I own, made of German silver with Allen valves, ca 1870.

Just practice it at the fastest speed you can do it correctly and gradually increase the speed. As others have said, muscle memory should take over if the tempo exceeds your ability to read the music. If it's a physical hand/finger issue, then it may not get significantly better with that approach.

We played a quintet with percussion arrangement of Liberty Bell as our final number at an outdoor concert a few years ago. No playing under the radar there...lol

I'm tired of playing (Christmas wore me out), so I'll be doing nothing trumpet related for New Year's Eve. I turned down a big band gig for that night to give my face a rest. My resolution for the new year is to practice more... lol

@Tobylou8 said in The One:
...You can't have too many horns and it is nice to pull them out for others to play and watch them drool!

I like to watch people drool as much as anyone else, but I've come to the realization that I DO have too many horns. I only play a few of them regularly, and when I do play one of the others (that has no sentimental or rarity value), I always think "why am I keeping this one?". To that end, I sold 3 last year and haven't missed them in the least. I believe a few more may be ripe for the picking, too.

@Dr-Mark said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

@Bob-Pixley said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

I was never required to know every scale & arpeggio and be able to play them two octaves. I do know most of them, but can’t reliably play much above a D above the staff.

I was required in the early 1970's in West Virginia, Dr-GO was required while in high school in Ohio, and most All-State requirements says "know all twelve major scales two octaves and arpeggios. Sounds like you have a new mountain to climb. All twelve major scales two octaves with their arpeggios. Now you poopoo an idea because you can't do it? What in the world is wrong with you? No wait! You're the fox in the grape orchard that jumped and jumped and couldn't reach the ripest grapes. Upon realizing he couldn't reach the grapes, the fox said to himself, "oh, the grapes were probably sour anyway"
You can't do what a high school trumpet player is required to know if they try out for All-State. On a side note, why the hell do you even comment if its something you are not interested in? Here's your words; " I don’t really care that I can’t do it." Then why comment unless you wish to be a turd stirrer?

You asked, how many can do it? I replied that I can’t, and I seriously doubt that the majority of trumpet players can. Sounds like you’re a bit stressed, my talented friend. I can still play rings around most high school players, BTW. I’d love to be able to play into the stratosphere, but it ain’t going to happen at this late age. There’s a lot more to playing than scales (which I do practice often) and high notes that many of us never see in a piece of written music.

I was never required to know every scale & arpeggio and be able to play them two octaves. I do know most of them, but can’t reliably play much above a D above the staff. That said, I wasn’t a music major and don’t play lead trumpet in a big band, am not a jazzer or commercial player, so a D is just fine for my casual trumpet playing. In other words, I don’t really care that I can’t do it. I did audition for the 3rd trumpet chair in a semi-pro symphony orchestra many years ago, and other than some excerpts, a melodic solo, and some sight reading, the only scale I was asked to play was a two-octave chromatic scale, which was easy enough to crank out.

Outstanding! I enjoyed that.

Praying for your speedy recovery.

Loved it! I’m a history nut, so it was right up my alley. I’ve performed for around 25 years in a small brass group using original mid-19th century instruments. They are more demanding to play than modern instruments, but the sound is very unique. We strive to present a fairly accurate representation of what a band of this type would have sounded like, and also dress the part. That’s me, front row, far right.

Just heard that Ed Tarr passed away this morning. Great trumpet historian and natural trumpet pioneer/performer of our time.

How about this one - 1976 Olds Ambassador Eb/D trumpet. Pretty rare for a good reason...it isn’t a very good instrument...lol