@administrator said in Third valve:
I don't think Chris Botti needs the slide. He doesn't actually play with anybody else, does he?
He plays with EVERYBODY. I am always impressed with the guest artists he associates with. One of my favorite song collaborations is Tango Suite with Chris and Herbie Hancock.
@ROWUK said in How do you feel about vibrato?:
@Kehaulani said in How do you feel about vibrato?:
I read about instrumental vibrato imitating the human voice, but who's to say that the voice used little or copious vibrato?
What the human voice does is often put into the context of modern reflection. But who is to say that vibrato is natural to the human voice?
Yes, vibrato is natural to the human voice.
Told yah TobyLou!!! If Rowuk says it, it must be so young Grasshopper.
@SSmith1226 said in Clean with 'alcohol'?:
As far as modern, scientifically documented data, there are literally numerous peer reviewed studies, for example showing that soap and water, is far more effective than alcohol based hand sanitizers for prevention of Clostridium Difficile infections in a hospital or office setting.
Hand washing with soap and water is significantly more effective at removing C. difficile spores from the hands of volunteers than are ABHRs. Residual spores are readily transferred by a handshake after use of ABHR.
Thanks for understanding.
I could not agree more on this subject. Because of C. Diff... soap is all I use going in and out of all rooms. AND lest one forget, the soap wash must be done for at least 20 seconds (the time it takes to sing "Mary has a little lamb"). This I taught to all of my medical students before I took them into the Neonatal Unit to teach them how to perform the Newborn exam.
There are so many fine tunes for flugelhorn. Many of which are ballads (like the sample offered above), but I am finding more and more Brazilian bossa novas are perfect for flugelhorn.
@BigDub said in My First Complaint!:
I didn’t even look to see who replied but recognized the practice room, Doc. But to whom do these foreign pieces of art belong? And where is your accordion? I would like an explanation......heh,heh, heh.
To Your Last Point (accordion question) First:
Who needs an accordion when I can produce any instrument I want on that Moog synthesizer that is set up to the right of that Hammond organ!
To Your Picture Questions:
Most of the "foreign" pieces of the "framed" art belong to and were produced by me. These are pictures taken of the many bands and venues I had played in over the years. The other walls not shown in this picture have quite a bit more on display.
The exception is the one piece you see that is blue on white. That is a poster of Bill Watrous with his autograph above that he signed for me acknowledging his thanks after a concert tour I made with him as his lead trumpet player.
So no hard feelings, I did not purchase any of these art works and remain in contractual compliance with my artist in residence!
@Kehaulani said in In Tune. With what?:
But the narrower this "nailing a note on the head" is, the more different it is when getting into remote keys. A low D may may need compensating for in some keys but no problem in others.
On a far end of the scale, is the Committee, which has "loose" slotting. The advantage to this is that you might lip any note and still keep easily-produced good tone.
The downside of this is that, if you can't produce excellent intonation and turn this to your advantage, your intonation may be squirrely.
This again is my experience. This is also why a Committee would be a terrible instrument to have a beginner start on. The Harrelson which slots really well would be ideal for a beginner if it were not for the fact that they are so damn expensive.
...OR come to me... I can always use more cash:
...OR not because here is your problem. You most likely have a hyper mobile soft palate or velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Many times, this relates from over playing prior to the problem starting Before you spend lots of cash on people like me, try these steps:
Hope this helps.
Reading this just validates my decision to get 5 mm mouthpieces by Harrelson. They have 5 modular parts that include the rim, cup, throat, back bore, that screw into the main base. Each kit comes with several choices of these components so you can mix and match.
@barliman2001 said in Martin Committee Cornets - Why So Cheap, comparatively ???:
@trumpetb No, I won't roast you. I prefer deep-fried.
As a physician promoting healthy alternatives, may I suggest air fried.
@BigDub said in A little humour:
The company was very good to Tony when he got hurt on the job. They let him take Aleve.
Better have left NSAID.
@Dr-GO said in In Tune. With what?:
This is also why a Committee would be a terrible instrument to have a beginner start on. The Harrelson which slots really well would be ideal for a beginner if it were not for the fact that they are so damn expensive.
Adding to the above discussion... both of these horns play equally well in tune with an ensemble.
@Carsen-Abraham said in Problems with Air and Nose:
@Dr-Mark I can do everything except for sing without air coming out of my nose. Should I be trying to strengthen my soft palate so it doesn’t give out?
Carsen-Abraham. I searched PubMed and while there are articles (as our administrator posted) that tell you about the problem, there is little on reports of therapy. In the medical literature the most specific recommendation I could find is REST. They recommended 3 months of NO TRUMPET PLAYING. There is little comparison evidence to go full court press on this recommendation.
While resting the pallet makes sense (that IS what we as physicians recommend for any sprain), ANOTHER option is to try to BUILD back the pallet. That is where the vertical smile comes into play.
When most traditional trumpet players buzz, they are doing a lateral smile... they use muscles of the cheek and jaw that project East and West. I am recommending you use muscles that go North. The muscles of the cheek that insert into the zygimatic arch (bones along the lower eye sockets). Smile toward your eyes. THAT is a vertical smile. It pulls the pallet up not out. This will hopefully close the gap causing the air leak AND give you the BETTER TRUMPET embouchure that will increase your endurance with the minimum amount of strain. I have discussed this technique before on this TB forum (as well as on TM) as the Phwooooooo techniques as that is the sound this embouchure makes... not that inefficient disgusting buzz that most trumpet players seem to have drilled into their heads.
I have circled in the figure below the muscle groups to which I refer:
Watch my embouchure in this video of me playing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HaK1sYi5_cfSw3C1N7Hv-Y9oA3PliAaR/view?fbclid=IwAR1MakCr297ZHEIPTQSav-MpA2DdE_aQVK43HU44d9KpLI-oir7Rh32ahB8
Note how my eyes buff out (not my jaw) when I play. Not how there is a ridge between my Orbicularis and jaw. That is because the muscles filling in the space (the buzz muscles) are not in use. This is the vertical smile that produces the Phwoooooo sound. Hope the anatomical and video illustrations help you but this together.
@stumac said in Olds Recording 1951 era plays flat.:
@mike-ansberry Can you check the slide lengths against another?, perhaps it was a special built in low pitch A=439.
If it is of any help I can measure my 55 Recording when I get back home at the weekend.
Regards, Stuart.
I have a '53 Recording. I am at work now but will measure it's lead pipe when I get home. I have played that horn only in church with a church organ, but never at a gig. Come to think of it, I had to play against the church organ with the slide all the way in.
I also have a '67 Recording that use to be my standard gig horn with no tuning issues, so will compare the lead pipes on both the LA and Fullerton model and get back with you.
@J-Jericho said in Holton 605 serial number:
A quick DuckDuckGo.com search provided:
DuckDuckGo yes? I am truly impressed we have such a great wise quack Global Moderator to work for us on this site! Impressive!!
@neal085 said in TM Refugee - Late to the Party.:
.... including Vulgano Brother, who is neither Vulgano, nor my brother, but we can still love him for who he is...
Um.... Have you ever met the dude? I have! You still sure about that?
My first trumpet was an Olds Ambassador. I kept it in the best of condition, even though it also took on duty as my marching band horn. I loaned it out to my kid brother (4 years younger) and he beat the crap out of it. I got it back many years later with bent bells warped slides and frozen valves. I sent it off to Tom Green to work his magic on it and man did he. I asked he not only repair the bends and dings, but also had him gold bead the horn and put a permanent ring on the third valve slide. After I got it back, I was blown away about how well the horn looked and played. It has become by travel horn now and one of my 3 regular trumpets as I cycle between my Harrelson Summit, Martin Committee and Olds Ambassador. This is most amazing since I also own an Olds Recording and Super Recording, but that Ambassador is my favorite!
ButchA; Very nice comments.
First let me say, I agree with your comment on the inefficiency of the "smile".
It makes good sense how your "frown" is more efficient. There is more muscle insertion on the lower mandible in the "frown" than the "smile (traditional buzz)"
Let me also recommend the concept of the "vertical smile". That works exceptionally well for my as just as your frown uses more muscle insertions, so does the "vertical smile" that uses the zygimatic arch (bones just below the eyes). I posted on another site me playing with a vertical smile where you can see my face expand under both eyes when I play. That embouchure not only allows me to play longer, but also higher, making the Double High C that was impossible for me to achieve only a decade ago, to a note that has a high degree of accuracy and volume for the last 5 years after I discovered the "vertical smile".
@georgeb said in This is strange.:
If worse comes to worse, Wayne, you are such a realist artist that you ciould just paint yourself a new 3rd valve...
And if in oils, the valve is slick for a lifetime of playing!
Shepherds_Crook.... Will truly miss seeing that Carol Brass Dizzy Trumpet at the next Cincinnati Trumpet Hang!
@neal085 said in TM Refugee - Late to the Party.:
Is double high C the one below the staff?
I will disagree with tmd in the answer to this one.
No, it is One Part Double High-C; below Two Parts Gin.
Cheers!
