Posts made by Dale Proctor

I have a ca. 1870 Henry Lehnert cornet, and looked 15+ years for a Lehnert small shank mouthpiece to fit it. I finally found one about 10 months ago, and the old horn plays great with it.

About a week ago another one (gold plated) turned up on eBay, and although I didn’t need it, I bought it anyway. It’s slightly different from the silver one I previously found, about 2 mm longer, a slightly smaller throat, and the cup feels slightly wider. Anyway, now I have two!…lol

Current:

Bach Stradivarius Bb trumpet, ML 43
Bach Stradivarius C trumpet, ML 239
Bach Stradivarius Bb cornet, L 184G
F. Besson (London) A/Bb/C cornet
Conn 6B Victor Bb trumpet
Conn 9A Victor Bb cornet
Kanstul Bb field trumpet
Henry Lehnert SARV Bb cornet
Olds Ambassador D/Eb trumpet
Olds L12 Bb flugelhorn
U.S. Regulation G field trumpet
Unknown maker British duty bugle (copy)

Past (all Bb unless noted):

A. Hilleron Paris A/Bb cornet
Bach Mt. Vernon Stradivarius trumpet, ML 43
Besson Stratford cornet
Besson & Co. Class B cornet
Besson (Kanstul) A/Bb piccolo trumpet
Conn 6B Victor trumpet
Conn 22B New York Symphony A/Bb trumpet (2)
Conn 22B Victor trumpet
Conn 15B Director trumpet
Conn 80A Victor cornet
Conn 76A Connquest cornet (2)
Conn 5A Victor cornet (3)
Conn 17A Director cornet
Conn 15A Director cornet
Crusader (Conn stencil) peashooter trumpet
Holton C201 Laureate cornet
Holton Super Collegiate trumpet
J.W. Pepper A/Bb cornet
King Cleveland cornet
Olds Ambassador cornet
Olds Ambassador trumpet (2)
Reynolds Medalist cornet
Yamaha 2330 cornet

That’s an even 40. If I think of any more, I’ll add them to the list…lol

I refrained from commenting on this thread till now, and I think out of courtesy, I will say no more…

Merry Christmas to all you terrific folks!

If you have a round, tapered punch, just stick it in the end and gently press it in (using hand pressure only) until the end is round again. Do not tap it with a hammer, or you will flare the end and it won’t fit correctly any more.

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

A photo I took from Beech Mountain NC about 2 weeks ago.

Finally, justification for my avoidance of playing too many 1st parts and not practicing every day!

Happy Thanksgiving from the NC mountains to everyone!

@georgeb said in Here's something I recorded:

@dale-proctor
I've done some playing with a brass quintet. Unfortunately it broke up due to Covid. If we start up again I will suggest adding a percussionist. Sounds interesting.

The only drawback is the gig money becomes a 6-way split…lol

Best of luck for your return to trumpet playing. You’ve got the tone, so the rest should follow with a bit of work.

Quite an undertaking! I probably don’t have the patience to try something like that, but good job on it. As an aside, when I played in a brass quintet, we decided to add a percussionist after a few years. What a difference! He was a percussionist for the local symphony and could make up the percussion parts to fit anything from medieval music to Dixieland. It really added to our performances and set us apart from the other quintets in the city.

Random photo I took a couple days ago…lol

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.

@bigdub said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@dale-proctor said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@newell-post said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

Sorry. I used to love cars. Now I hate cars. They are a necessary evil, but I just want ones that start and run reliably and drive comfortably.

How about motorcycles? I like them, too…

The Honda in the foreground is the same model I took my motorcycle license test with, although it was not mine. If I am remembering correctly it’s a CB450, my friend let me borrow it.

It fools a lot of people because it has a 1966 Honda CB450 tank on it. It’s actually a 1969 CL350, and used to look like this…

@bigdub said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@dale-proctor said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@bigdub

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

I saw the driver of the Batmobile, and, BRACE YOURSELF- it wasn’t Batman! So that opens up a real can of worms.

Maybe it was Bruce Wayne, then.

@bigdub

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

@newell-post said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

Sorry. I used to love cars. Now I hate cars. They are a necessary evil, but I just want ones that start and run reliably and drive comfortably.

How about motorcycles? I like them, too…

@j-jericho said in New Toy (not a trumpet):

@dale-proctor How many warped/cracked cylinder heads did you have to replace on your Datsun?

I had to replace the entire engine - there was a crack in the block. Before that, I replaced the coil, alternator, and the water pump. New rear leaf springs, shocks, brakes, etc. followed. Then a new rear axle and differential gears. When a couple teeth broke off 2nd gear, I parked it and waited till spring, put the top down and put a For Sale sign on it, and a guy bought it and towed it off…