I agree - the Bach 1-1/2C lends itself to producing a much nicer overall sound than the Bach 3C. In my experience, the 1-1/2C isn’t significantly more demanding to play than the 3C, either. I was surprised to discover that when I bought the 1-1/2C. The cup doesn’t really feel any wider than the 3C, but is a bit deeper. Disclaimer...your mileage may vary...lol
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RE: Mouthpiece too large?
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This may interest some of you. I received this notice in the mail today from the Marine Band. Your tax dollars at work...
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RE: About Olds Ambassadors
I don’t think you’ll find many (or any at all) professional players, past or present, using an Ambassador outside of the jazz/big band world. I used an Ambassador trumpet with good success in a big band for a few years, but it wasn’t acceptable for classical playing.
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RE: Valve Alignment Tool
@Kehaulani
If I remember correctly (it’s been a year or two since I did it), I noticed more of a difference in response than anything else. I left it that way for a few weeks and never warmed up to the change. I did the alignment on 4 or 5 instruments - one was perfect the way it was so I didn’t change anything, one or two seemed to play better, and one or two played worse to me. -
RE: Jackie Gleason Plays Cornet
@bigdub said in Jackie Gleason Plays Cornet:
One thing seems clear to me. Both Jackie Gleason and Art Carney both played the cornet. Themselves. No fake dubbing. Something you almost never see anymore.
Another thing. My wife and I are about to celebrate our 45th anniversary. The couple who came to the Kramdens apartment were married 40, supposedly. They looked about 89.
Do I look 5 years older than those two?
Don’t answer if you have nothing nice to say....hahahahahaThey must have gotten married later in life...lol.
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RE: What is this Conn?
Has the bell engraving been buffed a little too much, or is it just the photo? Should look more like this...
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RE: Valve Alignment Tool
@tmd
Yeah, my homegrown valve alignments weren’t PVA, in the sense that I didn’t use rubber “felts”. I just used an assortment of regular felts to do mine. I wasn’t worried about any long term felt compression - I could tell right away if I liked the result, and kept the old felts in the correct order in case I needed to undo the new alignment. -
RE: Jaeger Brass moving to Germany
@trumpetsplus said in Jaeger Brass moving to Germany:
@trumpetsplus I already have the Resonance Enhancers and my special trigger linkage system for additional valves (Quarter tone, Ascending C/D, in tune Bb/C, double bell) plus the range extender third valve slide, I expect to do more of this type of work, and such other custom work as comes up.
I have the resonance enhancers on both my Bb Strads, the trumpet and cornet. They really do work, and a friend of mine is using them too after borrowing one of my sets and deciding he wanted some. You can see them between the valves on this picture.
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RE: Latest Steal
@dr-go said in Latest Steal:
@dale-proctor said in Latest Steal:
I paid $150 at a junk store for this ML 43…lol
(I added the case cover later, though)Wow! JUST WOW.
Full disclosure - it was about 30 years ago, but I still play it. Great instrument.
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Curry Mouthpieces
Is anyone here a Curry mouthpiece fan? I currently have 4 that I use, and sold 3 in the past that I didn’t care for. Left to right - 3B., 3C., 3M., and 3BBC.
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RE: New Toy (not a trumpet)
Still enjoying the little roadster. Took a couple photos of it last night on the way home from orchestra rehearsal. There’s a recess in the trunk that’s a nice fit for a trumpet or cornet case…
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RE: In search of “my horn.”
Have you ever thought of buying a cornet? The Getzen 3850 is a very good, mellow one and isn’t terribly expensive.
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RE: Curry Mouthpieces
@thirkieldh said in Curry Mouthpieces:
I cannot figure out their specs. I am used to the Bach nomenclature such as 3C, 5C, 7C, etc. When I tried to contact them, I got no response.
The ones I have are from his Standard Series, which use the Bach sizing numbers. Read over this...
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RE: New Toy (not a trumpet)
@dr-go said in New Toy (not a trumpet):
I just got this one for my wife... for an anniversary present . It's a bit on the other end of the size spectrum... but it is in black:
When something like that pulls up beside me and I look over at it, all I see are the wheels…lol
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RE: Real Strad?
It’s a real Bach, a model 182 made in their Eastlake, Ohio facility around 2007. The bells read “Handcrafted in the U.S.A”.
“The Bach Stradivarius model 182 trumpet features a standard weight #37 one piece bell and #25 leadpipe, a lightweight body and a .459” bore. This particular combination, along with traditional Bach design values and classic features, responds quickly and delivers a quality of sound that is distinctly Bach. The instrument outfit includes a genuine gold plated Vincent Bach mouthpiece and a professional classic style case. The instrument is available in bright silver plate.”
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RE: Henry Lehnert Mouthpiece
@richard-iii said in Henry Lehnert Mouthpiece:
I missed it if you said, what do you think the diameter is?
I have an unmarked cornet mouthpiece. Construction looks like late 1800's. Perfectly fits my 1903 Conn Wonder. Sounds great. Small diameter makes it more of a challenge. Working to get acclimated. Have you had any issues with yours and playability?
I took out the calipers this morning and measured it as best I could. All dimensions are in millimeters, most rounded off insignificantly, and the 13mm dimension is the cup depth. Comparatively, the cup width is somewhere in the Bach 7 to 9 range, throat is about a 22.
To answer your second question, my initial playing impression was that it suits the cornet very well and seems to be very playable for me, even though I normally play slightly wider cups (Curry 3C. on trumpet). I’m currently preparing for some slightly difficult Easter playing, so I’m not messing with the new cornet mouthpiece until after Easter.
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RE: New Toy (not a trumpet)
My first sports car was a 1967 Datsun 1600 Roadster, bought used in 1974. It was a problem car and I eventually sold it a few years later, needing a transmission rebuild.
My second convertible (I won’t call it a sports car…lol) was a 1970 VW Cabriolet bought used in 1980. Fun car, had wooden bows in the top and a wood frame around the glass rear window. I kept it about 6 years and sold it for a profit.