@GeorgeB

Understood. I suppose your desire to play with a group is stronger than mine.

The first person that tells me my trumpet needs a mask will be looking for another trumpet player. At rehearsals, we already have to sanitize our hands and have our temps taken before entering the rehearsal room, in addition to wearing a face mask when not playing.

I saw this cool jazz trio on a walk through the neighborhood this morning. Can you dig it?

I’m currently involved in recording a virtual orchestral performance of Christmas music (some of it quite complicated) that will be broadcast locally in December. Playing along with a click track/backing track in headphones is a bit tricky, especially when there are holds and ritards in the piece. You have to listen to it and play along numerous times to be able to anticipate what’s happening. We’re doing multiple takes of the pieces, so the recording folks can hopefully piece together an acceptable product.

It’s also a useful technique to use when you have to come in on a pp note, especially after a significant number of rest measures.

I have a Gard leather cornet bag. It’s just the thing when all you need is a cornet, a couple mouthpieces, a bottle of valve oil, glasses, etc. Not much room for anything larger in the side pocket, though, and it only fits a short cornet, but it’s very protective with an internal suspension/padding system. Stylish, too...

Yes, prayers for a successful surgery and a full recovery.

@tptguy said in 40's Holton info:

What I have to work with, note, there where 2 gaskets, they are leather, don't know if they are originally suplied on this..one disingrated in the initial bath. Also I assume I reinstall one nut in the wrong place, but it was to keep the screw tight.

That reminds me a little of the one Conn stop rod setup. One bumper to cushion the throw and another to cushion the return.

Here’s a picture of one on a 1960s model Holton cornet.

As OSE said, you can make a functioning one from a long stainless steel screw from the hardware store. I did that for an old Reynolds cornet that was missing one.

@Mike-Ansberry said in Vintage Horn Eye Candy:

@Dale-Proctor You are the famous Bob Pixley! Wow, I am impressed.

No, I just used his name instead of my own on this site for a while.