Posts made by barliman2001

The hammered look was a general fad in the 1970s and early 80s. It appeared on many objects - lampshades, kitchenware etc. On instruments, it superseded the earlier brushed silver plate of the 1950s.

@Kujo20 said in Trumpets Made ONLY by Their Maker:

@SSmith1226

Wouldn’t that be nice....wish I could! But I would imagine the round trip flight plus the purchase of a horn would equal....bankruptcy!

Maybe someday. Or we could all beg Trent to become a dealer? Did somebody say petition?

Well, sethoflagos a few years back ordered an Inderbinen and had it sent to Vienna where he picked it up at his hotel. The hotel, btw, had covered all the customs cost for him in advance!

@Mr-Spock About two thirds of the horns sold under the Schagerl name are stencil horns from China, notably the Academica series.

@Dr-Mark If you've got too much music, you should look at our band library... only 20 years in existence, and more than 9,000 pieces... with about 800 of them new pieces by our band leader...

Well, I've had the Gaudet for some weeks now and played it for a week (a ten-day hospital stay intervened). It's stunning. Just as I like it.
It's perhaps fifteen to twenty years old, with perhaps 20% lacquer loss, but only one tiny dent. Immaculate valves, buttery smooth but with a very satisfying "plop". intonation is almost 100%, very like a good Bb. It's a worthy partner to my 154R flugelhorn. Only thing that needs to be done is to put a new spring into the water key - it's airtight when closed, but does not return when you open it. But that is a very minor thing.

@pss From what I can gather, Gaudet is the new name for those Courtois workers who did not appreciate the Buffet Crampon takeover and who started a new company under the name of the Courtois ex-CEO... and it seems they took quite a bit of parts and machinery with them (Courtois-branded instruments are now being made by B&S in Markneukirchen on their existing B&S machinery).

@fels I've been using a Stork Vacchiano 3 for my Selmer high-G picc, but recently I've fallen in love with Ivan Hunter's Jaegerbrass 3M for the purpose. And as a constant go-to I've got the Stomvi Mouthpiece System (one rim, two stems, eight different cups, and you can get a separate extra-lightweight picc stem - either trp or cornet - as well as any number of additional rims and cups...)

@Dr-Mark In our Big Band (or rather dance orchestra) we are carrying TWO two-inch folders... And one for the current setlist... but then, we play up to thirty five-piece sets in one gig, and need to be prepared for the audience to ask for specific pieces... and many halls can't provide enough sockets or wiring for 29 ipads... batteries don't last long enough for, say, Austrian weddings which can last up to twenty-four hours!

@Mike-Ansberry Try trombonechat.com...

Or look at Max Emanuel Cencic.

No miracles or vise grips involved - just a talent and a good training as a countertenor needed. Check out Edson Codreiro:

@BigDub I met that guy when he came home from the African safari - we met at an airport whie we were waiting for our connections. He told me that apart from seeing that elephant,he had a close encounter with a lion that entered his tent. He took off at speed, not wanting to be a lion's breakfast. And so they ran - the guy in front, the lion behind. Until the guy could not run any more. He just stood there and faced the lion, "and suddenly, the lion slipped and fell down". - "And you just stood there? Wow! I would have sh*it my pants." - "Well, what do you think the lion slipped on?"

How do you get a rhino into a freezer?

Open door, yes-

NO.

Giraffe out, rhino in, close door.

@BigDub In the same spirit:

How do you get a giraffe into a freezer?

Open door, giraffe goes in, close door.

On a serious basis: Fighting is another way of expressing interest, even sometimes of feeling within a family. For me at least, the lack of impassioned discussion with all its proliferations means that so far, there is no feeling "I'm at home here". It's like being in the entrance hall of a posh hotel - not even a rock star would seriously misbehave there. The damage is done in the privacy of the room...

As long as Kurt Thompson does not join...

An old Austrian farmer - the kind who's still wearing leather trousers every day - gets a talking to by his wife. "You really should start wearing underpants at your age," she says. "It's much warmer and cleaner. I bought you a pair for your first trial." - "Ok" he says and puts them on before setting out for the fields. At midday, he feels the need for some relief and retires behind a hedge, lowering his leathers but forgetting the new underpants. After finishing what he came to do, he grudgingly concedes that his wife was right. "It's much warmer," he says to himself, and, looking behind him,"it's much cleaner, too!"

A guy has massive problems with bed-wetting at night. He's been through several courses of medication - no solution. Finally, he's sent to a psychotherapist. A few days later, he meets an old friend who is surprised to find his bed-wetting friend not despondent, but radiant. "Why are you looking so happy?" he asks. "It's because of that psychotherapist." the other one explains. - "It really worked?" - "No, but now I'm enjoying it!"

Eminent psychiatrist passes away unexpectedly and goes to heaven. He is mildly surprised at the Pearly Gates to be met by a confused St. Peter who rushes him in and exclaims, "Sorry for rushing you up a bit early... but we've got a very bad case of megalomania on our hands... The Good Lord is always waving His arms around and is thinking he is Karajan!"

Definition of Alzheimer's Alcoholism:
You drink a lot and then forget to pay for it.