I think most people have good and bad days. As you become more proficient, the bad days tend to be fewer and less severe, and you can compensate so the listener doesn’t really notice a drop-off.
As for diet, rest, and exercise, they’re all important to help you play better, but the effects (good or bad) are more cumulative than immediate. Being relaxed while playing goes a long way, too.
@richard-iii said in King Silver Flair - Buying Advice:
Why wouldn't you put the horn back in the case when you are done playing?
He doesn’t want to put it back in the case, so he’s building a case to put it in...lol
If you round off the inner edge, you may not like it any more. Your attacks will probably become less secure and the cup will feel significantly wider than it did before.
@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.
I played in church last Sunday (socially distanced quintet), and my wife and I just got our 2nd Covid shots this morning. Already scheduled to play in a brass choir on Easter and have a probable July 4th gig in the works. Playing opportunities seem to be picking up a bit, and my worries about catching or spreading it are fading fast.
Modern Conn of some sort? Severinson, 52B...? Looks like a copy of a Bach in that fuzzy picture. Possibly says Conn/Selmer on it somewhere?
Free download to anyone who wants it - just go to the web site printed on the front of the card. Here’s the link below...
This may interest some of you. I received this notice in the mail today from the Marine Band. Your tax dollars at work...
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...
Yes, they fit the valves to a specific horn, so they stamped them with matching numbers to keep them together during the manufacturing process. They will always start with a 1, or a +3 number - 1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22,...etc. How high they go depended on the number of like instruments in the production run. The next production run would start at 1 again.
Here’s a link to more 19th century Besson history and serial numbers. Your cornet may be a few years older than you think. This is excellent reference material.
Check out this site. You may want to contact them for some insight on your cornet and register it on the site so there’s a historical record of it. They registered my 1890 F. Besson and gave me some good info on it. They were pretty slow to respond, though.
http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/am/gdnj.html
Here’s a screen shot of the page containing instruments from that serial number era.
Yep, tuning is a moving target as you’re playing with a group. That’s why I discourage people from playing or rehearsing with a group while watching a tuner on their stand. That’s a great way to play out of tune with the group.
Yep. I usually wear a full coverage Snell approved helmet, gloves, boots, heavy jeans, and a motorcycle jacket. Not overboard protection, but I’m comfortable with it. I’ve been riding since 1966, raced motocross in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s (but was mediocre at it), and am still here, so I suppose I’m fairly decent at it by now...lol
@j-jericho said in New Toy (not a trumpet):
Decades ago I set up and autocrossed a friend's Sunbeam Tiger. What blast! It was a bit tail-happy, but it just made steering with the throttle easier.
A few years ago I had the chance to autocross a couple of Mazda MX-5s. Superb. Dale, you've got a winner there. Happy motoring!
Thanks. Yes, I can relate to a very light car with a lot of power - there’s a lot of fun to be had there. I also have a couple motorcycles, so they satisfy my need for hooliganism. 
@j-jericho said in New Toy (not a trumpet):
This swap changes the handling less than one might think. Check this out:
Youtube VideoAlso, weren't the AC Ace and the Sunbeam Alpine nimble little roadsters?
It’s all academic to me. No way I would gut the drivetrain of an almost new car and spend a pile more money to get something similar to what I’m getting rid of...lol
@j-jericho said in New Toy (not a trumpet):
In case you want to warm things up... https://www.flyinmiata.com/V8/ND.php
autoevolution.com
Ha ha. Nope, this one is staying stock for sure. Fun little roadster that handles like it’s on rails and has plenty of zip. Once you make them front heavy and overpower the chassis, they don’t handle well. Anyway, I’ve driven a slightly hopped-up Mustang GT with a big V8 for years and I’m tired of it. I’ll sell it to some high school kid as soon as the weather gets nicer...lol
Very cool! I wish a few of my old horns had some of the original paperwork with them.
