@Rapier232 Man, this replicates my personal experience to T. Came to the horn relatively late in life, bit the bullet and bought a trumpet and Tune a Day book and persevered. I could neither justify or afford the cost of lessons, so did it the hard, very hard way. They say it is character building! That said, the sense of personal achievement in doing it myself and then joining 2 Community Bands, is something I will always carry with me. Would I recommend it? Absolutely not. Then again, the realisation you have achieved something personally significant cannot be replaced.

@Dr-GO At the risk of him not talking to me again, I second your nomination. Sorry Stuart

@ButchA
By chance, I used a Kelly 5C this morning for the out-doors portion of our ANZAC Day Dawn Service. 6 A.M start. The morning was cold enough to warrant using the Kelly, but not as cold as it must get in parts of "The States".
J.Jericho,s comments are a perfect summation of the M.P's attributes. Give one of them a go, I think you will be both pleased and surprised.
Regards,Tom

@OldSchoolEuph A quick vote of thanks to OldSchoolEuph for posting this info and to all those members who have offer informed thoughts and commentary.
It's this type of posting that drew me TH and the late lamented TM in the first instance. I would not deny that there is room for this type of information and social intercourse, however I would suggest that the more learned material that is posted, the greater the possibility for the site to attract a wider membership base.

Just my thoughts, there I've said it.

Regards Tom

@ButchA Nice version, but I do prefer the original. Eric Clapton may have been god, but Steve Winwood was King.
Regards

@Dr-GO Alternatively, just something comfortable to slip into. We have all been there!!

@Shifty Check out the rest of the Sant Andreau performances. It's a humbling experiance!

@dr-go I thought your avatar had a "ring" to it.

@administrator Spot on. My 7660L is everything I could have hoped for (and more). By any measure they are exceptional value for money.

@administrator In my darker moments I repeatedly go to March to the Scaffold and Mars-Bringer of war, but increasingly I am listening to people like Amii Stewart-Knock on Wood, Eruption- I can't stand the rain (who mentioned eye candy?), Earth Wind and Fire and almost anything from the Motown/Stax labels, Temptations-Pappa was a Rolling Stone,Joan Osbourne-What becomes of the broken hearted and Wilson Pickett Sam and Dave Otis Redding et al.

Been following Leonid and Friends for a couple of years now. Whether it's their existing material or "Speck of dust", they just impress mightily. If only they could/would tour "Down under".

Looking for any objective info on the Holton ST 555S. Been to the Holton Trumpet model pdf, but no info there.

Is it a derivative of the ST 55O and therefore a "student" horn? I would appreciate any thoughts, comments etc on said horn.

@trumpetb You can add to that Boogie Wonderland, Got to Get You into my life, In the Stone,

@georgeb Forums are what people choose to make them. With the demise of TM, TB is as much a social interaction site as an information source. If I have a need for specific and hopefully objective information (a sometimes impossible dream), I will more than likely use TH. A personal choice.
As to opinionated know-it-alls, they are not to be found exclusively on TH.

Regards Chelpres

@dr-go I thought your avatar had a "ring" to it.

Re: Is this a Buescher?Love to be able to see this, but the image is still unavailable in OZ

@administrator Spot on. My 7660L is everything I could have hoped for (and more). By any measure they are exceptional value for money.

@tptguy Received wisdom is that the Holton Heim 2 M.P would be suitable. I bought one for just that purpose, for use in my 1927 New Revelation. My friend has a similar period Llewellen and the Heim came as standard.
FWIT'sW, I have found the best fit is with a period VEGA M.P. However first find your VEGA!
I would imagine a skilled tech would be able to determine M.P receiver dimensions and machine down a contemporary M.P to match. I had this done, but used the VEGA as a template.
I would imagine some of the more enlightened Holton specialists in vintage land will be able to expand on all this.

@dr-go Damn, if only my school had had a band.

@tjcombo Couldn't agree more on your opinion of the Legend Heavy weight. As they say in the classics, it's a nut buster. On a value for money basis, they, the Carol Brass, cannot be beaten.