Posts made by Dr GO

Agreed to above, when you have the right instrument that allows the player to perform instinctively, you can then concentrate on the music and the creativity flows like never before!

@Bay-Area-Brass said in Kanstul -- Any News?:
...I use the Schilke HC1 is because the bell flare and tapered leadpipe/tuning slide give it a nice buttery Committee like blow and feel but with better upper register and intonation.

This has been my experience with the Harrelson Summit with the 7 bell and 4 lead pipe.

https://trumpetgear.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/summit-vs-committee_2.mp3

See the comparison I posted above. The Harrelson is just more easier to play and without the need to blow as hard for projection. [A harder blow on the Harrelson converts it more to a lead horn sound]. For this reason, I use my Committee for intimate small clubs in my quintet (or quartet when the sax is not on the gig) and the Harrelson for outside or large open venues like jazz festivals. Then the Harrelson takes priority for lead playing no matter what the venue because it is so clean and bright when putting more blow into the horn in the upper lead range register.

HOWEVER with that said, changing the blow dynamics on the Harrelson (Silver and Gold brushed finish) man does it ring like a classical horn when I play Christmas church ensembles. And the silver and gold really gets comment from the congregation after the performance.

Here as a large bore Harrelson Summit compared to a Martin Committee (not sure bore size used in this comparison) Hard to tell the difference.

https://trumpetgear.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/summit-vs-committee_2.mp3

This has been my experience in playing my Summit. My large bore Harrelson so close to my Medium bore Committee and with the Harmon mute in... they are scary identical! The Harrelson plays SO MUCH easier than the Committee.... almost effortlessly, especially when going above the D above staff. And you can play so quietly to double high C with amazing control and little effort. While I can do a similar range with the Committee on my Kanstul G2 mouthpiece, it does take a lot more concentration to do the same work once above the D above staff.

@ROWUK said in DIY Practice mute out of PET Coke bottles:

@administrator said in DIY Practice mute out of PET Coke bottles:

Does it have to be "null zucker"?

For my type of playing for sure...

Sweet!

@BigDub said in A little humour:

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

@BigDub said in A little humour:

Better have left NSAID.

BigDub, hope you found my response to your post, professional and anti-inflammatory.

My brain could not grasp that. It went above my head.

Aleve is an NSAID - Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug. A little medical pun-humor.

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

@BigDub said in A little humour:

Better have left NSAID.

BigDub, hope you found my response to your post, professional and anti-inflammatory.

@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.

@Kehaulani said in pet peeves:

@Dr-GO said in pet peeves:

So, is a Burrito a small Burro?

Or another way of asking this, is a burrito a tight ass [smaller version of a Burro]?

I ate a burrito once and must admit, had to tighten to remain socially acceptable!

@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.

@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!

@J-Jericho said in My First Complaint!:

@Dr-GO You have wives in three shifts?!?!?

Shhhhh.... don't tell the other two!

I too like to keep piece with the neighbors. Now when I am rehearsing in my music room, no problem as it is in our lower level (below ground level) AND I have special soundproofing materials in the room's walls and ceiling (so I can play when my third shift working wife is sleeping).

If I should ever decide to play outside (usually with my outdoor speakers with my Sonos system) I insert a Harmon mute and play at the level of the speakers. I have never in the 5 years I have done this, had complaints from my neighbors.

AND when I go on vacations in hotels or cruise ships, I ALWAYS use my Yamaha silent mute (or a hand towel over my mouthpiece) and have NEVER had a complaint in all the decades I have practiced with these methods.

By the way, I still keep in touch through messaging with Alan Wise, who played with me in the Statestman Big Band, and then went on to play with Maynard. Then next time we message I will ask him for his impressions of Maynard as a disciplinarian. No better way than to hear it from someone who worked under him.

I met Maynard at a rehearsal that he came to to hear our big band when he was in town. He was very kind to me and actually GAVE me (as in gifted me) the Jettone Studio B that I use to this day. So if he was a disciplinarian, he was a very kind and nurturing disciplinarian, at least from my experience.

@Kehaulani said in Maynard was no disciplinarian ?:

You're not well-mannered. It's called passive-aggressive.

Sometimes, musicians may become incontinent of urine, especially when playing high notes, loudly. I call that pissive-agressive.

@Newell-Post said in How do you feel about vibrato?:
"How do you feel about Brussels sprouts?"

With my fingers...

...and then throw them directly into the trash as to me they taste horrible no matter how they are prepared, or how much beer and wine I have had before inserting on of those suckers into my mouth.