Best posts made by Dale Proctor

@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....hahahahaha

They must have gotten married later in life...lol.

@flugelgirl said in Differences between grades of instruments:
“...My first horn was a VERY used King Cleveland cornet - my mom paid way too much for it, and I still have no idea how I played it successfully for as long as I did! It plays so badly that I kept it to make sure no other kid ever got stuck with it. I’m pretty sure it was a terrible player even when new! It will become a lamp this summer.”

My first instrument was one of those, a brand new one around 1963. I didn’t know any better back then, but after playing it again a few years ago (my youngest brother now has it), I’m really surprised I stuck with playing cornet at all. That thing is terrible!...lol

@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.

I’d guess most of us think they’re probably junk and have never owned or played one.

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…

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133800036290?hash=item1f271a87c2:g:srAAAOSwyI9g18Eb

@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

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.

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.

Has the bell engraving been buffed a little too much, or is it just the photo? Should look more like this...

@bigdub

He couldn’t stop - he was chasing the Riddler…

@dr-go said in Latest Steal:

@dale-proctor said in Latest Steal:

@masterwannabe

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.

As long as I’m posting motorcycles (my old toys), I’ll show the other one, too. It’s a 1000cc 1983 Harley Sportster XLX, with the old cast iron engine that was produced from 1957-1985.

Have you ever thought of buying a cornet? The Getzen 3850 is a very good, mellow one and isn’t terribly expensive.

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.”

@curlydoc said in How many is too many?:

@dale-proctor What is second from bottom middle column?

It’s a 1923 Conn 22B trumpet with a rotary valve in the tuning slide to switch from Bb to A.

Lipping notes is fairly easy, but with a mouthpiece and a trumpet that really center/lock-in the notes, you lose some fullness of tone when lipping notes with that setup. Jazz is jazz, but playing orchestral, brass band, and concert band music, I want a mouthpiece and horn that center well, and do use the 3rd (and sometimes 1st) slide intonation aids.

I just ran across an old, dusty photo of me, taken in the mid 1980s during my 3rd chair symphony orchestra career…lol

@trumpetb

Thank you for the kind comments. Wrestling with that 150 year old cornet in a band for about 25 years gave me a strong appreciation for modern instruments, for sure! I’m the guy right behind the kneeling drummer on the right.