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My experiences with Bach instruments... somehow, fate was very unkind to me in that respect...
My first ever "proper" trumpet was a Bach Strad 239 C, with additional slides for Bb, which I - as a total beginner - used as my primary horn. The C configuration was something I never used, and was the downfall of this instrument. My teacher at the time was a rotaries-only player, and then had to jump in at some musical production requiring a piston C. So he asked if he could borrow it for one day. No problem, except...
the horn was stolen from his greenroom in the theatre.
He was admirably insured, and I received the value of both a Bb and a C. I had caught the rotary bug and got myself a Ganter G5 and a Bach rotary C. That was a wonderful instrument, but still a bit too "pro" for me at the time. But - I did use it for a time, usually for Mozart masses.
Until my house in Ireland was burgled and that rotary Bach C was stolen.
My next Bach was a 37. Had it for about three months, and then, it was stolen from me in a tram... I was sitting next to the exit, with the case right beside me, and at a stop, a guy exiting the tram just grabbed the case and jumped off.
And my last attempt at Bach was a high-F that I wanted just to have the alphabet complete. One of those whims one gets. Had it ordered specially, paid through the nose, waited an ungodly time for it - almost a year! - and then it ended up in a freight aircraft that crash-landed in Frankfurt and burst into flames. Got my money back after more than a year's haggling with insurance but I never even saw that horn.
Decided that Bach somehow was not for me. Never had another mishap with any of my other horns... All other horns of my collection were not taken in that Irish burglary... even though they were on display in an unlocked, glass-fronted cabinet... the Bach rotary was half-hidden in its case...

@j-jericho

Well, I am surprised. This fellow can sing. I never thought I would ever hear those old ballads from the lips of Robert Palmer. Thanks for sharing.
George

No reliable and widely available therapeutic, no vaccine, increasing number of cases in many areas, really, what has changed is that folks are tired of being cooped up and many younger folks really need to get back to work! My state is letting groups of 25 persons or less get together now. Our band can number as many as 100. I do not even know if we will be allowed to meet by early July. And, like you George, I am just not so sure right now if I will participate.

Jim

@Mike-Ansberry Can we continue to say that that American Standard horn was a really $hitty instrument? (sorry for the bad pun).

@sir_ricardo

Hi Richard. The SEV was the top of the line model by Getzen at that time. They were mostly silver plated, but you could order in lacquer as well.

@Dr-GO even though it’s a radio broadcast, it is in conjunction with a local school group. Whether their district will shut down or not we will see, as they are a bit outside the area that is currently shut down. I’m hoping that the radio session date of April 20th will stay on track but there’s always the possibility of delay.
My day job is covering the slack as well - people like to shop online when they are stuck at home, so our sales are increasing. I just may end up having to chem clean more horns that get returned!

Little known medical fact: Do diabetics realize the microfiliment test we use for detecting advanced diabetic neuropathy is #10 fishing wire?

@Dirk020 said in The One:

The 1991 Getzen Eterna 900 LB that crossed my path one year ago made me sell most of my other horns...

Oops! The 1980 Getzen Eterna 900 ML that crossed my path one month ago makes me think selling the LB one...

@Rapier232 said in Mute Musings:

@Kehaulani
My Cleartone mute actually says on the label, ‘Corks may need filing’.

Would that be filed under "mute materials" or "trumpet accessories"?

@adc said in Clarke’s Technical Studies Redux:

has anyone here used Saint Jacomes? I have done some. My music teacher I don't think uses it so I don't do much of it.

You can get a copy in PDF for free off the intreret and judge for yourself.

@Jolter Mutual funds aren't any guarantee of success and one must take a good look at the load before buying. Another thing you have to keep in mind is that trusting professional financial advice is also not without risk....brokerage agents have no legal obligation to act in a fiduciary way. At the same time good advice today is worthless tomorrow. I learned some things about stocks the hard way over the years. Spread your risk by diversification is my mind set and study your choices regularly.....and at base it is still gambling with more favorable odds than a bank CD.

No trumpet is guaranteed to go up in value over time..... but you won't wake up one morning and discover a major drop in value because of embargoes or the latest medical warning saying Martin Committees have been shown to produce cancer in musical chimpanzees, or some major management fraud had been perpetrated to build false trumpet value.

@Dr-Mark said in Alpert's California Blues:

@Kehaulani said in Alpert's California Blues:

Heck, in today's world, it seems like everything is autotuned or studio-ized in some manner. A friend of mine is a Grammy winning sound person and its amazing what a good sound person can do to/for a musician.

Yea. I was doing a recording once and the (pop) singer was a little flat. Consistently, not erratically. As we listened to the playback, I could get a little dis-ease spreading through the booth and the audio engineer gave me a sly glance, moved his hand over the control board and subtly moved the vocals into pitch. The singer, when she realized what had just happened, started crying. Oh, well.

Just bought a 1964 Eterna serial number SK793. The S indicates Severinsen but the bell only says Eterna By Getzen
The bore at the second valve tube measures .450 with a caliper. I thought these were .460's?