Posts made by BigDub

@Doodlin said in Valve combination 1 and 3:

I think it's only for D and G below the staff. As a beginner , this particular combo seems to require a different airstream or attack. I am I alone on this?

Officially, I would say that is correct, however the 1&3 combination can be used and held down he entire time for playing D G B G arpeggios and bugle type calls so you don’t have to move to different fingerings, but I know the intonation would be affected. I use that combination for the D on the 4th line with my C trumpet sometimes for better intonation. So you see, there are some exceptions.

@administrator this band is great. I love their sound.

@BigDub said in Great Idea!:

@J-Jericho said in Great Idea!:

It's good to see you over here now, Peter. We still recognize you... and your "weight" loss. Your hints helped, though.

We're a smart bunch of fellers here

And girls, too. Sorry about that slip.

@J-Jericho said in Great Idea!:

It's good to see you over here now, Peter. We still recognize you... and your "weight" loss. Your hints helped, though.

We're a smart bunch of fellers here

@Peter-Mac said in Great Idea!:

I am here, but changed Names.
I figure a better coat for the new site. Maybe no-one will recognize me... I've lost weight.
Stumac tipped me off to TrumpetBoards. I'd lost interest in most sites, time poor and playing in too many bands, as well as some regular work hours interrupting my old routine. Good luck, so far it looks a winner.

By any other name you're still my friend....welcome, mate!

@SSmith1226 said in A little humour:

@dfcoleman

The trick is how can you get a trumpet to NOT play fortissimo. That’s the trick.

@SSmith1226 hey! Did anyone hear about the new flute some company is selling now that guarantees it will stay in tune with other flutes?

Me neither.

@lukarino said in A little humour:

Now this would be a pretty good icon for TrumpetBoards, perhaps.

@tjcombo I believe it helps, tj.
I think I might be subconsciously doing something along those lines and the closer I get to doing it right the better it feels.

@tjcombo I simply don’t understand how to do it.

@Kehaulani .....understood. No problem

@Kehaulani I never could grasp that whole thing, not that I disagree with it, but I just can’t wrap my head around it.
I took it this way: the better my breathing becomes, the better my playing.
That is how I wrapped it up.

@dupac wear a sweater

@GeorgeB said in A real OLD comebacker here:

I like that TrumpetBoards saw fit to have a place for come back players. I came back to playing in the spring of 2016 at the ripe old age of 80 after a 51 year hiatus. Those 3 years up to now have had plenty of ups and downs, including 3 lip injuries last year, but things are really starting to work out for me. This year I have changed bands because the one I belonged to since the fall of 2016 was no longer challenging enough. The one I recently joined offers plenty of challenge, including being able to play beside a 30 year pro trumpet player who goes out of his way to help me learn the band's extensive play list. Right now I am in Trumpet heaven.

I hope other come back players here will join me in sharing our trials, tribulations and, most importantly, our successes and joy from playing the devil's instrument we all love so dearly.
George, you are an inspiration to us all, I think. I know you are to me! Keep it up, I am right here for you.

@dupac said in Cannot upload pictures.:

OK: first try, the same error message, but second try is successful!
I like your house. Very nice and cozy.

@dupac oh, so that is your house? Nice.

@administrator I seem to have some difficulty uploading a photo so it comes up next to my posts. I uploaded one to my signature but I still have the Big Orange circle B for my icon rather than the photo I uploaded.

@Tobylou8 you should get out more...

@administrator how do I do a personal message? I can’t see any icon for it anyplace...I want to send a message
( obviously....duh! )

@dupac travel trumpet