@georgeb said in keeping your first Trumpet:
When I stopped playing in 1965 I had no plans of ever playing again and sold my beautiful Gold plated Conn Constellation 28B. Then I started playing again at the ripe old age of 79 in 2016 and that's when the regrets began. Bigtime regrets.
Understood, but as a physician, I am amazingly pleased that at your current age, you remember the Conn Constellation 28B you played in 1965! Lets celebrate our mental status, firing at peak performance!
@Dr-Mark said in DUH!! I finally figured it out, after all these years! (playing with minimal pressure):
@ButchA
You have good reason to be excited! Keep up the great work. Always inhale like a yawn and exhale normally. We never force the wind. Also, I like that you didn't blast. Playing soft and relaxed is another way you are reducing mouthpiece pressure. Very smart!
Oh, but Dr. Mark, you can play loud and clean (NOT BLAST) with the vertical smile as well as control with amazing accuracy a high soft tone lead range with the "vertical smile". Give it a try. Let me know what you find.
@newell-post said in This is strange.:
...at my Mom's house in Kansas City for the holidays. (She's 99.) I leave my old Getzen Severinsen here at Mom's house and use it for practice when I am here. Bach Strad is my daily driver, but every time I come to Mom's and play the old Severinsen for a few days, I remember how good those Getzen valves are and how facile that old thing feels.
Getzen valves are the best!
@administrator said in CarolBrass 'Balanced' Trumpet in silver plate:
Wow, I love the engraving on the top caps. It's very beautiful.
Hey, Blaine only has the finest of horns. I should know. I bought one of his real beauties!!!
How do you catch a buffalo?
First dig a large pit.
Then fill the bottom of the pit with burn remains off firewood.
Next take multiple cans of peas and line the complete rim of the pit with the peas.
The trap is ready such as when the buffalo comes by to take a pea, you kick him in the ash hole!
@georgeb said in keeping your first Trumpet:
Yes, Doc, I realize I am fortunate to have a reasonably good memory at my age. In fact, when I started playing again after 50 years I was surprised at how many of the valve fingerings I remembered. Some eluded me but after a few weeks of playing all the major scales I pretty much had them down pat. I still do those scales on a regular basis, along with chromatic scales just to keep the old brain nimble.
You sir have my total admiration and complete respect!
@Kehaulani said in DUH!! I finally figured it out, after all these years! (playing with minimal pressure):
Wait until you're on the fifth set in a three-horn section playing Earth, Wind and Fire tunes.
Been there. Done that. Wish I had the vertical smile in those days!
Personally, I am no spring chicken, and after over 60 years of playing, I have never had an issue with springs or valve actions in any of my 10 trumpets. They can all keep up with my be bop lines, and that is all that matters.
@Curlydoc said in Very rare Selmer Paris 900 TT C trumpet for sale:
If only I could get it past my wife!
Your a physician. Give her Ambien for the evening, bring the horn in, and she will have no memory of it in the morning.
@Vulgano-Brother said in countries / states represented here?:
Feel at home where I am. I'm from Pirate stock.
Aye aye matie. I Love your hometown. Very beautiful region and had an amazing time visiting you. We must do it again sometime!
@dale-proctor said in King Silver Flair - Buying Advice:
@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
...just incase.
@Kehaulani said in DUH!! I finally figured it out, after all these years! (playing with minimal pressure):
Wouldn't a "vertical smile" put a toothy crease right in the middle of your face?
No. Actually the stress is projected laterally (at the coroner of the smile) not over the middle, which would more like put a crease in the nose if that happened.
@trumpetb said in Valve Springs:
Ok
First point,
springs are made of spring metal that upon deformation will return to its original position or length.
In the case of a coil spring, the spring will return to its original length if the spring when deflected has remained within its elastic limit.
If however the spring is extended beyond its elastic limit it enters its plastic phase and will no longer return to its original length.
The spring having deformed to a new length will then have a new and greater elastic range.
The result is the spring behaves as it did when it was its original length and can be expected to give a normal life but with different characteristics.
Of course stretching a spring manually is a somewhat hit and miss process and is subject as you say to variance on a case by case basis.
The principle of deformation in the plastic range producing a permanent change in the length however holds true.
But also the change in K holds true. In this situation, K wins. Rowuk is spot on with his assessment.
However, there is a solution. Buy a new spring and do keep it intact this time. This will make things O"K" again.
@administrator said in Musical Instrument Yard Sale:
If only I weren't 2000 miles away!
Oh but our member TMD lives just around the corner... and he has a trumpet addiction disorder!
@Dr-Mark said in A little humour:
@Niner
Here's one that will bring a global groan.
Why do people say "if you want to get warm, go stand in a corner"?
Because corners are always 90 degrees.
Ah... you can get skewed on some New York City street corners, while others in the Big Apple are just down right obtuse.
@_mark_ said in My low notes sound like a gibbering Dalek:
@j-jericho Thanks. I don't think it's excessive. I can practice for an hour a couple times a day and not feel any pain. I was warned about that from the start and I try to be careful. Not to mention having seen the scars on the lips of all of my 'heroes', like Satchmo, Miles, Chet Baker ...
Yes, even the best are not immune to doing damage. Freddie Hubbard was out for a bit after splitting his lip.
As for me, I prefer to call my "scars" "wear patterns". I have never injured my lips, but have developed a nice ring callus much like a guitarist develops calluses on their fingers. I have "worn" this much of my life, and it has remained fairly stable for decades.
Please refer to post 11 under: Problems with Air and Nose https://www.trumpetboards.com/topic/398/problems-with-air-and-nose/17 to find my description, diagrams and video of me playing with the vertical smile. Make sure you focus on my cheeks to see the effect of the muscles I use.
I had Jason Harrelson send 4 valve caps just last week for my out of production flugelhorn that had no parts listed on an internet search. Contacted Jason and he had the parts he made personally. The question is how expensive is too expensive? Jason charged $137 for 4 silver valve caps. I know he makes copper tops as well. So if you strike out finding on line, send a message to Jason on the Harrelson web site.
Wow, someone got a great horn for $310!
@GeorgeB said in Artist on BOARD:
@BigDub
Wow, a definite departure....
Yeah, I think he was doing "pot" at the time!
