Posts made by barliman2001

@dale-proctor My gig bag would not even fit... and I always travel with gig bag, mute bag, music stand and "divers gear" bag...
but then, I would not fit in a Miata, either...

@administrator Might be; but that is why it is not priced like a blue Martin Committee.

A couple of years back, one of these auction sites threw a trumpet at me... no discernible maker, but possible an Amati stencil for Conn. Good student horn. What drew me was the wonderful artwork... lacquered in dark blue and with an enamelled tipsy vulture complete with bottle on the bell. Got it for half a song.
And now, several years later, I've come to realize that I have absolutely no use for this splendid thing - can't use it in serious orchestra nor wind band nor big band... would be perfect for carnival bands or what the Swiss call " Guggemusik". Small chips in the paint, but nothing serious; clean valves with good compression; no signs of red rot. $ 200 plus packing and postage, world-wide, and if you can give me a convincing description of why you need a horn with a drunken vulture on it, I'll let it go for $ 150... some kind of case included.

@l-a-horn Agreed.

@l-a-horn In this case, they did not sponsor the dances but the band - those are big band music stands.

Just came across Valaida Snow... here's her take on Cab Calloway's Minnie the Moocher (with Cab and his orchestra!)

I've found a few hints...

www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1344869

www.brasshistory.net/Lockie History.pdf

www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/metro-lockie-music-exchange-trumpet-246893226

www.robbstewart.com/strucel-alto-trumpet

http://wwwtemp.rogerbobo.com/instruments/f_trumpet.shtml

It's a start, anyhow.

@dr-go Can you distinguish a difference?

@administrator a vacuum cleaner, originally produced by the Hoover company.

@kehaulani-0 Just goes to show you can never trust sax players... like that old joke: Why do sax players like to use the hoover so often?
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They think they are practising their sound quality!!

Prague is a hotbed of music of all descriptions. Small jazz bands at every second corner, community bands of all styles everywhere. Language might be a barrier, though.

Being a bit of a Buescher enthusiast, I'll start the bidding: $ 200 + shipping.

@dale-proctor From my rather extended experience with Buescher trumpets, normal mouthpieces fit easily and without problems, and the 204 model # stamped on the valve block excludes it being a trumpet shaped cornet. So my guess is that that Herco mouthpiece might have begun life as an alto horn mouthpiece...

And one more bit of info:
http://www.buescherloyalist.com/serial.html
This list puts it between 1930 and 1931

Just looked more closely - it's a Low Pitch model (meaning it works with today's tuning) and is a model 204.

Data on early Buescher instrument serial numbers is somewhat sketchy. With good valves, this could qualify as a peashooter; but it is nothing really special, nothing like the later Aristocrat series. I have a similar one which I got for $ 150.

Just found this ad. on FB:
"Contact us for your Best prices on Tornbomes, Saxophones , Trumpets , Flutes , Clarinets ,E.tc And they are available in all Brands and Models in USED & Brand New and all our items comes with international warranty.."

Did I read right? TORNBOMES??

@dr-go Whom does a female sheep consult for incontinence?

The Ewerologist.

@administrator Oh, and in Prague, Smetana Hall has daily lunchtime concerts even in winter...

@administrator Winter is certainly a good time both for Vienna and Prague. And if you are here in December or January, you might even add Munich to your programme, including an opera in Munich - my wife is singing Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro, and I can certainly wangle tickets for that.