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Anybody master the 1-3, 2-4 trill on a piccolo trumpet? This seems like the ultimate fingering challenge, although a complete waste because there are easier & better-sounding alternatives!

I have noticed a slight uptick in spam. I suppose that means the site is gaining traction on search engines. Anyway, if you see "spam", please flag it immediately so we can delete the thread and ban the account.

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@ras100 said in Nirschl B300:

I was told by the seller that he was the second owner and bought the trumpet in 2010 for $700. I was told by another person that the trumpet listed for $1800 but sold for about $1200. Funny that the bell has Geretsried/Elkhart engraved under the name W. Nirschl. For what it's worth I've owned several nice horns including a 1962 Conn Constellation and a nice Bach student horn. This horns plays and sounds good. Thanks for all the replies.

The main thing is that it plays well. Everything else only matters when it comes to resale value.

We can speculate at the end of the day, but the fact is that Kanstul is gone and they probably won't come back. Sad, but consolidation seems to be the name of the game in our industry today.

It has been slow lately. Maybe I'll run another Facebook campaign to gain some new members.

Unfortunately I had to turn on administrative approval for new accounts. I hate spam.

@neal085 said in Recommendations for used silverplated professional trumpet:

@flugelgirl I've had a B&S for several years now, and love it. Challenger II silver model.

I have heard good things about these trumpets and liked the ones I've had the opportunity to play.

Free buzzing is a good way to get somebody quickly on the instrument, but I fear that it does more damage in the long run. Why? Beginners tend to make "farting" sounds, if you will, without any airstream backing them. Perhaps, this is part of the reason that beginning band concerts sound more like quacking ducks than anything else. "Buzzing" is not really how brass instruments work. The resonance of the instrument, along with a constant airstream passing through a properly formed embouchure creates a standing wave throughout the instrument. It doesn't even take all that much air (in terms of volume) to begin with.

I like to think of a "rushing river" of air passing through my lips and the instrument. The vibration should be almost automatic if things are correctly formed.

We need not be too critical of the article, however. We sometimes split hair over things that seem obvious to us, but not to the rest of the world. For example, I work as a software developer. Therefore, everybody assumes I know everything about computers and can fix their busted printer. Not so! I just write software. However, it's OK if somebody says I work in IT, even though I technically do not, because it may not seem so obvious to the outsider that IT and Software Engineering are two different curricula.

I had to find a recent photograph but this looks good enough.

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I don't think I was hacked. It appears that I will need to turn on email confirmation for new users.

I got a Getzen 800 Cornet once for $500. Best horn for $500, bar none.

I bought a used Strad once for $500. That was a good deal.

@Newell-Post said in Louis Armstrong’s Trumpet:

@Dr-GO Dude. Sorry, but that comment is not OK, even if it was lighthearted. There have been times in my life when I made that kind of money and paid those kinds of taxes. (And I'm not an MD.) But there are people on this board who struggle to come up with $100 for a new mouthpiece. I don't make your kind of money today, and I'm lucky enough that I don't need to. But this is a site about trumpet playing. I know the OP was about one of Louis Armstrong's collectible horns, but have a little compassion for the players just trying to get by on gigging.

Calm down.

I think that the best value you might find out there is CarolBrass. They are solid, in-tune and easy to play, not to mention they look nice with a brushed finish. The valve action feels very nice. I have played many "name-brand" trumpets I did not like as much as these. If I were suggesting a new trumpet to a new player, I would suggest CarolBrass. It won't break your bank like a new Yamaha but it will serve the player well for many, many years.

It's fine, I understand.

Generally, the policy is to just let threads sit and fade into distant memory. But this works, too, so long as everybody knows what the reason is. I like newer threads to be created on older topics.

Used to play in a BBB and the principal cornet had a Lawler. It was a beautiful instrument.