Posts made by barliman2001

@SSmith1226 In the same spirit: How do you describe a marriage? A marriage consist of two people. One is always right, and the other is the husband.

@Dr-Mark Thank you for your offer. Yes, I am connected to Kinneil Band as I learnt my cornet playing there, organized a long concert tour of Bavaria for them and as a result I am honoured to be an Honorary Member of the band and their only Honorary Conductor. However, I am not involved in any of the day-to-day running of the band including the financing of the "Rebound". For all these details including their Justgiving page etc. please contact the Band Secretary, Robert Doherty, on robertdoherty@blueyonder.co.uk. He will be able to put you onto the right path.

By this time it has been revealed that the reason for the fire was wilful arson at the sports grounds.

A disastrous fire at the Newtonpark Sports Ground in Bo'ness, Scotland, involved Kinneil Unison Band's bandhall. The recently refurbished bandhall, originally built in 1858 by Scottish Miners in their spare time to house their band is a total loss and so are all the contents (all percussion instruments, most of the brass instruments including their youth band's instruments, all uniforms and a sheet music archive dating back to the early 1800s. The band - who are qualified to play at the National Finals in Cheltenham in a few weeks - are devastated. Any help is appreciated. Please contact the Band Secretary Robert Doherty through the band's website, www.kinneilband.co.uk.

@Osren said in Buescher Trumpets:

The early 60s Aristocrats were STILL good quality horns.... by the time the 70s rolled around, they were "good" horns, but not made with the LOVE and craftsmenship of previous years.

I'm with you there. But the "real" Aristocrats were the instruments of the 1930s and 1940s. My 265 cornet is dated 1931...

If you read that page closely and look at the picture gallery, it is described there as the new bass trumpet.

As regards "Knock knock..."
An old lady had a parrot and a TV. One day, the TV broke down, so the old lady called an engineer to repair the TV. However, shortly before the engineer came, the old lady had forgotten the appointment and went out shopping, leaving the parrot in charge.
A very few minutes later, the TV engineer rang the bell. From inside, he heard a voice calling, "Who's there?"
He replied, "The TV engineer."
Again, a voice from within, "Who's there?"
Slightly exasperated, the caller replied, "The TV engineer..." -
"Who's there?" - "THE TV ENGINEER!!" - "Who's there?" - Yelling at the top of his voice, "THE TV ENGINEER!!" - "Who's there?" (engineer has a heart attack and faints in front of the door)
A few minutes later, the old lady returns, sees the unconscious man in her front garden and exclaims, "Who's that?" - "The TV engineer, the TV engineer..."

@N1684T Nix. The Aristocrat instruments that I have are all top-notch.

@N1684T said in Buescher Trumpets:

Got my first "Aristocrat" recently, their student line

Well, from what I've seen and played, to describe their Aristocrats as "student line" is erroneous. They had a student line called "Elkhart by Buescher" - still very good instruments, but not on the same top level as the Aristocrats.

I always carry two bags - my gig bag, usually filled with my Buescher Aristocrat cornet, the Olds Studio and my Courtois 154R flugel and my "all else" bag with the following emergency kit: valve oil, cleaning rod, cork and slide grease, small can of WD-40, small multitool, sewing kit, spare reading glasses, music pegs, music light, spare batteries; 3-peg Hercules stand; mute holder; music stand (the big gale-safe foldable K&M). And of course the basic mute set:
H&B Symphonic Straight
DW Straight
H&B Cup
Jo-Ral cup with two different felt inlays
H&B rubber plunger
H&B Wah-wah
H&B Bucket
H&B Derby
D&W practice mute

@Dr-Mark Pope John Paul II was notorious for his sudden decisions and irregular outings (at least, at the beginning of his pontificate). So, one day, he decided to swap places with his chauffeur one day and drive through Rome a bit - the pontiff at the wheel, the chauffeur in the screened back. Pope John Paul II had a hankering for speed so, inevitably, he runs into a speed check by Rome City Police. Obediently, he stops and rolls down the window. The policeman sees him and staggers back, at once caling HQ: "HQ, we've caught someone very high up speeding... what shall I do?" - "Arrest and enforce a fine!" - "But he's someone really very high up..." - "What do you mean, very high up. The Mayor?" - "Nnnno, no, much higher..." - "Well, then, the Prime Minister?" - "No, even much higher." - "What in the devi's name do you mean, much higher? Who is he?" - "I don't know exactly, but the Pope is His driver..."

And there are still a few miniature makers that provide this finish at request.

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...)