Best posts made by Dr GO

I suggest we get this guy to lead a Professionals Section to TB:

https://www.facebook.com/trumpetlovers/videos/1136111926756159

Who Dey couldn't live without more mutes.

@Voltrane said in Another one slides in, quietly taking a seat at the end of the bar...:

I heard of a Wah Wah mute, but a Meow Meow mute?
And once the "cat is out of the beg", how does it insert into the bell?

This is so cool to see, hear and feel your experience. It's the personal touches you put into this site that made it the BEST.

@Shepherds_Crook said in Adams new Balanced Trumpet at Taylor Music:

I have a custom Adams A4 LT that was made for me with a red brass bell and 5.5" flair. It isn't as heavy as the standard A4 ... but is not balanced. I will play the A3 Fulcrum and others at ITG and decide which axe will escort me home.

Blaine, how is the resistance on that A4? I played one on a gig that an audience member wanted me to try and had to change back to my Committee after the first set as I was beginning to fatigue after playing for the first hour.

@Kehaulani said in Books about Trumpets:

Acoustically or about trumpet players?

Acoustically... I believe he is looking for non-fiction.

Who Dey think could use more mouthpieces.

@Kehaulani said in Does anybody want to talk trumpet?:

Anybody want to talk about alternate chord changes or phrasing in the Haydn?

Alternate chord changes in Haydn?
Would that be Haydn seek?

Sorry Kehaulani, I'm GUILTY but just couldn't resist....

@administrator understood and many thanks.

@Shepherds_Crook said in Adams new Balanced Trumpet at Taylor Music:

@Dr-GO

My custom A4 LT-S is a ML bore. I think it plays more open than most ML horns, but I don’t get wasted on it like I did on my first A4 which was L .470 bore.

Bottom line, you need to play it. Hopefully we can hang soon.

Yes, perhaps that is the difference. We really will need to get together soon. And yes I would like to take your A4 LT-S for a spin. Would like to experience for myself that this horn has corrected the resistance problems I experienced with the A4 L.470 bore.

Also, bring up one of your 5mm mouthpieces (and your nuts) with you as I would love to have you test drive my Harrelson Summit.

@GeorgeB said in Books about Trumpets:

What may be a bit nicer than a book would be Wynton Marsalis' dvd on History Of The Trumpet. I rented it not too long ago and found it extremely interesting. I'm thinking about buying it.

I have his book Moving to Higher Ground. Very good. More about blues and jazz theory, not so much about the trumpet.

@Tobylou8 said in Tom Green:

One of the best looking trumpets ever!!!

And the sound is even better. Not sure if anyone has ever played a Power Bore, but it has laser sharp accuracy. It was the PERFECT horn for 2nd Trumpet big band charts where the harmonies are so tight between the lead and 3rd part. You did not have to rely on your ear with this horn, you just aim the valves on the right note, and bull's eye, there it was.

The horn projects like no other traditional horn and I used it a lot as a lead horn as well until I got my Harrelson.

@Tobylou8 said in Anyone like fishing? (when taking a break from Trumpet, that is...):

You can msg me not to spill the beans.

I just want to know why you need msg in your beans. I just add mustard, ketchup and molasses. If you haven't tried it this way, you don't know beans.

Thanks for the reminder. I forgot this last year but remembered years before. Do not want to blame an aging memory, but I have no other defense. I will do my best to make this one.

Again, Thanks for the reminder.

@Shepherds_Crook said in The One:

@Dr-GO ‘the One’ looks good... but watch for a trumpet instructor correcting your cross-leg posture!

It's part of my relaxed mood presentation. With the Harrelson, one can relax, sit back and those notes still come out strong and focused!

@IrishTrumpeter said in Books about Trumpets:

...I will look out for in it in the spring !

Guess that would exclude trumpets with rotary valves.

@J-Jericho said in Remember when butchers wore a blue and white striped apron?:

...Perhaps Dr. GO would care to comment, considering the finish on his Ambassador.

Yes, I did have my Ambassador beaded and I will give you a before and after comparison of the sound. But I must first give a description as to the condition before and after beading of this horn as well, as the sound was definitely positively influenced after this modification.

My Ambassador was given as a "hand me down" to my brother in 1973 when I went off to college and he was 4 years behind me, beginning high school with marching band ahead. My brother was not kind to that horn, and when I got it back from him many decades latter around 2005, it was a mess. The bell was severely bent (and angled to the right), several tuning slides were dented in, but it was still playable but sounded "thin".

I decided to give Tom Green this horn as a challenge, mostly for repair, and also to attach a third valve ring. When he got the horn, he asked me about the finish and I saw his website and loved his gold beading work, so I requested the beaded finish. When I got the horn back, it was first of all stunningly beautiful, but its sound... its sound... It was a rebirth. Rich, dark and full. Now was it the beading? Was it the repair of the bell (bell taper is so important to a horn;s sound), or was it a new bracing attachment of the third valve ring? Not sure, but whatever it was that Tom did to this horn resulted in nothing less then a magical sound. So I am sold on gold beading, and Tom Green's repairs!

@administrator said in Anyone like fishing? (when taking a break from Trumpet, that is...):

Just bought a DVD on "pro" Walleye fishing. Found it for $1 at the local thrift shop.

If any of you wants it, I'll ship it to you for $5.

Hence the REAL meaning behind the fisherman's phrase: Being lured.

It is even possible to play an infinite number of measures on a continuous tank of air. This is possible through the technique of circular breathing (See the Medical Concerns Section for a disclaimer - which is really more tongue in cheek - so to speak). I find this technique works very well for extend phrases. I also like to use this technique about once a gig, and usually on a blues solo, to hold one note whereby I start a blues note that holds true through the I, IV, V progression for at usually two cycles through the progression. At the conclusion I blast through a series of 32 note runs for contrast and then take a more traditional blues solo. That has always been an exceptional audience crowd pleaser.

Here is a link to the discussion of the technique:
https://www.wikihow.com/Circular-Breathe

@Comeback said in Getzen Club:

Listened to that ballad twice, Dr GO. Thank you for posting it...The piano soloing was pretty cool too!

Jim

The piano solo was performed by Kenny Drew Jr. Both Kenny Drew and Kenny Barron were contacted by Eddie for this CD and both were wanting to record this, but Eddie chose Kenny Drew due to the high energy of the songs Eddie chose for this album. I think he made an excellent choice with Kenny Drew. Kenny Drew and our drummer, Mark Lomax really fed on each other's energy as you may have noted from listening to these recordings. This album has a song called Trane Thing where both Kenny and Mark just explode with the emotion, certainly not a recording for the weak of heart!