@J-Jericho said in Taps Across America:
@Dale-Proctor I'm glad the cancer was removed and hope that the procedure took care of the problem. I wish you a speedy and complete recovery!
Thanks! They found it early and got clean margins, so that should be all. They had to take a skin graft from my leg, though, and my leg is killing me. This too shall pass…
Best of luck for your return to trumpet playing. You’ve got the tone, so the rest should follow with a bit of work. 
@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
Yes, prayers for a successful surgery and a full recovery. 
My “regular” glasses are like that, but are set up for more medium distance in one lens, long distance in the other. I can still read without glasses, but had trouble with reading music at music stand distance, especially in low light situations. I measured what that distance typically is and went to my optometrist with glasses for that purpose in mind. I leave them in my case, and just switch them with my regular glasses before I sit down to play or practice. Fantastic!
@tmd yes Mike, I remember the similarities in our instrument choices. Great minds think alike...lol
The 184G is a sweet little cornet, and pretty, too. I ditched the too-small original case shortly after I joined a brass band and bought that Jakob Winter case in the picture. It’s really nice and has room for a K&M stand (not in the bell), 3 mutes, valve oil, music glasses, music, and mouthpieces.
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.
A lot of older trumpets have a slightly longer 3rd valve slide, and you are expected to lip the notes using it into tune the rest of the way.
Nice cornet. I’m a little surprised there’s no trigger on the 1st valve slide, though. Have you played it yet?
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.
Yeah, I sold my first trumpet, a 1961 Conn 6B Victor while I was in college to buy a Bach Strad. The Bach, a 1976 model, was a fine trumpet, and I still play it today, but I’ve always regretted selling the Conn. A number of years ago, I saw a pristine 1960 Conn for sale on eBay, just like my old one, and bought it. Not my original trumpet, but its twin, so I did my best to replace it...
@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
@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.
I’d guess most of us think they’re probably junk and have never owned or played one.
I just ran across an old, dusty photo of me, taken in the mid 1980s during my 3rd chair symphony orchestra career…lol
As for the picture, I must say, Dale, you look like a very distinguished gentleman indeed.
George
I was trying to appear so…lol. That was about 40 years ago, but I’m still playing!
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.
