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    • Why TrumpetBoards.com?

      Welcome, newcomers. You may have been familiar with the now (seemingly) defunct forum TrumpetMaster. Or, you may be a regular user of TrumpetHerald. My goal as creator and admin of TrumpetBoards is bring together the positive experiences of both, while solving some of the problems that occurred in past forums. Here are a few of the features that distinguish our community:

      • State of the art software: I am a professional software engineer and am committed to bringing you the best experience with the staunchest security.
      • Unlimited photo & file uploads at the click of a button: Simply click "upload" and your photo is there. Couldn't be easier!
      • Embedded Videos: Just past the URL from Vimeo or Youtube and it appears.
      • Groups: Join the "Martin Committee" club or "Old Guys" club...just for fun!
      • Events posting: Post your event along with an embedded calendar. Soon to come -- google maps showing exactly where your event will be!
      • Easy internationalization: Change your menu languages in the click of a button.
      • Credentialed Professionals & Sellers: Know who to trust. No more will pros get flamed by 12 year-olds and not have a way of defending themselves. Of course, we always welcome 12 year-olds too!
      • Classifieds are just posts: Create your classified ad as a post. If a seller is a "Trusted Seller," that means that they are either a well-respected member of the trumpet community or they have had 5 positive sales interactions on this site.

      Those are just a few of the many, exciting developments to come. So, please join in the fun!

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    • RE: TrumpetMaster Format

      I understand there is some lingering sentimentality with TM. However, I am not the owner of that site, nor am I attempting to reproduce it. I simply saw an opportunity to fill a gap. As far as objective design standards go, this site is 10x better than TM and 100x better than TH.

      posted in Suggestion Box
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    • RE: Future survival of this forum

      I'm not planning on taking it down.

      posted in Lounge
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    • RE: Practicing with drones

      I don't know, it seems it would be hard to fly one while you practice.

      posted in Miscellaneous
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    • RE: RIP Trumpet "Master"

      I vote to have a "Troll / Wannabe" group, just in case.

      posted in Lounge
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    • Landscape Photography

      Captured one of the best shots I have ever gotten while snowshoeing this weekend.

      snowshoe1.jpg

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    • RE: RIP Trumpet "Master"

      Just reading the train-wreck that is the "Chicago Symphony on Strike" thread on TH, I'm hoping to keep that stuff to a minimum here, but I guess we shall see. With @Tobylou8 on here, we may not make it very far 🙂

      posted in Lounge
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    • RE: James Morrison Trumpet Tutorial Series

      I have watched this series before, and found his tips to be helpful. Keep in mind that, in my opinion, James Morrison is very much a "natural" trumpet player, so the way he teaches is going to be different than the way a trumpet player who has spent a great deal of time working through specific challenges would do.

      posted in Schools
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    • RE: Difference between trumpet and cornet

      I think the fact that a cornet bell is closer to the ear makes a big, big difference in the way the player approaches the instrument.

      posted in Bb & C Trumpets
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    • Jens & Mouthpieces Sticky (Your MPC is TOO BIG!)

      Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23
      :41:49 EDT
      From: JLindem96@aol.com
      Subject: [TPIN] Jens Lindemann mouthpiece

      I have received many e-mails from TPIN members who were at the ITG conference asking the classic "what-mouthpiece-do-you-use" question. I thought I would take this opportunity to give you my personal theory on mouthpieces.

      I believe that far too many trumpet players use mouthpieces that are basically too big. IMHO, going larger than a Bach 3C or the Yamaha/Schilke equivalent 14c4 or smaller than a Bach 7C or Yamaha/Schilke 11 should be considered 'specialized' equipment.

      We seem to have no shortage of trumpet players out there who would say that very small mouthpieces are considered 'cheaters'. Have you ever seen a Bill Chase mouthpiece? It is about as small as you can possibly get and it served him very well for the type of playing he did. Could he have done that on a larger mouthpiece? Of course, but specialized lead players are artists in their own right. Those who do it for a living are very cognizant of what they are hired to do in the most efficient manner possible so that they can continue to do it for as long possible!

      True lead players are also extremely rare. Think about how many people in your own community would be considered monster lead players...specifically the so-called 'screech' players. You would probably come up with a relatively small number in any given city. I can also virtually guarantee you that those inviduals play on more 'specialized' equipment that probably falls out of a standard industry medium. In my opinion, you should only mess around with their type of equipment if you were interested in the type of air velocity that they themselves use for their specific job. Remember though that everything comes with a price. Extremely small, shallow mouthpieces simply do not resonate that well in a section. They may have good 'cutting' projection but try playing softly with a good attack...very risky. Of course, if you never have to play softly with a good sound then you should consider yourself a true specialist...go for it!

      By the same token, the great orchestral players use equipment that would hover around a Bach 1 1/2 or 1C or the Yamaha/Schilke equivalent 16-18C4. These individuals should also be considered 'specialists' because they are. Playing in an orchestra requires the ability to blend first and foremost and occasionally lead the entire brass section. But even then, the best players are simply riding on top of overtones being laid down by the rest of the section. They are not trying to 'cut' through in the way that commercial trumpet players might want to sizzle over a big band or rock group.

      I just finished playing with the Summit Brass this week. Allen Vizzutti, Allan Dean and David Hickman were also in the trumpet section. Playing with them was AMAZINGLY easy because everyone blended and played in tune and everyone occasionally had the opportunity to lead the section and lay down a style that the others would follow. When the section is in tune and balanced, it is very simple to play for long periods of time without feeling true fatigue.

      It is my understanding that the great Bud Herseth began his career on something like a Bach 7C and only switched to a larger mouthpiece (Bach 1X...made for him) after his car accident so that there was greater sensation in his nerve-damaged lips. Obviously, Bud Herseth is one of the greatest orchestral players ever but his own switch to a large mouthpiece (largest ever at the time) was based on an extreme situation for a highly specialized job. However, since most classical players wanted to sound like him, many made the same switch without thinking of the potential ramifications. Specifically, working too hard to find the sweet spot...more on that later. Bud Herseth is one the most efficient players of all time and he was efficient on a Bach 7C for a long period.

      Thus, the point of my ramble (I think I'm jet-lagged). EFFICIENCY!!! After starting on a Bach 7C like many of you out there, I graduated to bigger equipment...all the way to a Bach 1 1/4, 24 throat, Schmidt backbore. I love stats...it clears the room of everyone except trumpet players. So, now that we are alone, I can tell you about my realization. Unless I wanted to be Bill Chase, there was little point in playing through a pin hole. By the same token, it also seemed reasonably logical that unless I was recovering from nerve damage and needed to feel more of my lips so that I could play for Fritz Reiner in Chicago, I probably wouldn't need a 1X either.

      Allen Vizzutti and I have discussed this often over the years and the simple fact is this, in order to play efficently you must be in the sweet spot of a mouthpiece. A large mouthpiece has a bigger sweet spot and, as with oversized tennis racquets and golf clubs, it helps compensate for our very human ability to miss the centre of the note more often than not. To accomplish the same goal on a smaller mouthpiece you MUST be more efficient or it will back up on you. I describe backing up as basically trying to overpower the sweet spot.

      Currently, I am playing a GR mouthpiece which Gary Radtke made especially for me. This will be available very soon (complete with my website on it...the benefits of customization!). For years before that, my own equipment was made for me by a mouthpiece maker in Japan who worked for Yamaha. I don't know the exact dimensions but they are somewhere between a Bach 5-7 C or a Yamaha/Schilke 11. Never measured the throat or the backbore and I didn't really care because it basically got me to where I needed to be. I could pretty much do everything I needed to do in any register I needed to play in with that mouthpiece. Could it have been a more perfect mouthpiece? Of course! Will I obsess about trying to find an elusive solution? Of course not! The answer is fluid anyway due to the fact that my body, lips, dental structure, and vital capacity will always be changing naturally due to the aging process that everyone of us is undergoing as I write this. Now, if your thing happens to be the quest for the perfect mouthpiece, then at least be honest with yourself, it is the chase that you are into and not the solution.

      The bottom line is this (again, IMHO) the name of the game is efficiency and flexibility and the best solution for an all-around game is middle of the road equipment coupled with focused, intelligent practise. Have fun experimenting but don't let it be the answer to your problems!

      Jens Lindemann
      www.trumpetsolo.com

      posted in Mouthpieces & Accessories
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    • RE: Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha

      @Trumpetsplus said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

      @tmd Agreed!

      You might find what Denis Wick said quite interesting
      First of all, the teacher does what he does; he then tells the student what he thinks he does. The student then does what he thinks the teacher said.

      This definitely seems to be the case.

      Also, I can see the news headlines now...

      Disturbing Yamaha Thread Brings TrumpetBoards to its Knees!

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    • RE: Marching Season and Triple Super C

      posted in Range
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    • BrassReview.com is Missed

      I miss having this website available...so, I'm thinking of doing it again and starting my own! However, this time, I want to eventually expand it beyond brass instruments. Sound like a good idea? Any suggestions?

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    • Trusted Sellers

      While you any registered member can post a for sale/wanted ad, I have created a new group called "Trusted" sellers. This group will consist of people who have had five positive sales interactions on the forum so far. I am still working on how to determine this...so please post your ideas here. It's a bit of a compromise from the old format on TrumpetMaster and the format on TrumpetHerald, but I believe that it will work.

      posted in Announcements
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    • RE: King Silver Flair - Buying Advice

      My first horn was a Selmer Radial. I don't see anything wrong with vintage horns as a first horn, so long as it's not a peashooter.

      posted in Bb & C Trumpets
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    • I have decided on a Superhorn!!

      I have made a decision. I found a horn on TrumpetHerald marketplace that I would consider a rather rare & valuable trumpet. It is an Olds Super Recording, ~1941, completely restored by Charlie Melk. I've never owned an Olds trumpet, let alone a "Super Recording," but I have heard many legends about these instruments. It's not cheap but I think I will like it, and if not, it should hold its value.

      I'm flying back to the USA tomorrow for a couple of weeks to take care of business (stupid taxes!) and so, I figured I would get the horn while I am there and not deal with shipping to a foreign country.

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    • RE: RIP Trumpet "Master"

      @Dr-GO said in RIP Trumpet "Master":

      @moshe said in RIP Trumpet "Master":

      10 years ago Wilmer Wise threatened me with physical violence because I dared to defend famous mouthpiece maker Vincent Bach that Wilmer Wise said was a racist.,
      moshe

      Moshe, you are not alone.

      To me, Wilmer Wise was also very unkind, unprofessional and he had anger for me long after I shared on TM my knowledge of the ethics of a jazz great as to performance characteristics in the last years of the particular performer's life. Wilmer unceremoniously blasted me on my revelation, even though I knew the individual that produced the audio and video evidence of this jazz great that was vital in support of this student's thesis that was subsequently awarded with a PhD by the Department of Music at The Ohio State University. Wilmer marked me with anger thereafter, to contest anything I would post on his Thread, as a result of my knowing and Wilmer not wanting to accept this truth.

      My choice was to no longer post on his Threads. Would I have been banned had I not stopped posting? Possibly as he was highly honored on TM. What I do know is I still held respect for Wilmer Wise, for the person he was and for the influence he made to others more important than me, and for the inspiration and life he lead. I even PM'd Wilmer after this event with my interest to assist him to help fund and hopefully change an event that was severely impacting on his life that I found out about after reading an article published in the American Federation of Musician's Trade Journal. He chose not to respond, but my concern and heart still went out to him. I did let him know this, but again no response.

      So I am glad you chose to work on not holding a grudge about the matter. Holding grudges only brings us to a darker space, and the more grudges we hold, the darker life gets for us. I am sorry Wilmer held a grudge against you and me, but I hope with all my heart, Wilmer is now in a much better place.

      It turns out we are all people and have opinions on many subjects...nevertheless, we can respect and love people without agreeing with their views or tactics.

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