Posts made by Dr GO

@Kehaulani said in A little humour:

For playing duets.

While the musicians stand abreast, no doubt.

Hey BigDub... I found that high performance stereo cup mute you lost on your last vacation:

The Cincinnati Red Legs started it all, and while this isn't an opening day game ball, it has special meaning to me. In the 1965 mid-season, Ronnie Dale, the organist at Crosley Field for the Reds asked me to play a seventh inning stretch at a home game. This is a picture of the ball the team autographed for me in the dugout at the end of the game. On that ball, among many amazing stars you will note the names of Frank Robinson and Pete Rose. Off to the left side is a picture I use to back up this ball which is me playing the Hammond B3 at the club where Ronnie Dale played the organ when he was not playing for the Reds.

@barliman2001 said in Welcome to TrumpetBoards!:

Well, after mourning TM and my hard-earned status as fortissimo user, I'm here.

AND in my mind, you will always be fortissimo, no matter which site you choose to post to. Your experience, amazing guidance and passion for the trumpet is what helps to make any site to which you contribute one of greatness. Great to work with you again, sir!

@Kehaulani said in Rock, Pop, Classic 70's "Horn Bands" from back in the day?:

How's this?

Ah yes, very NICE

However, here is a cut in the days just after the band replaced David Clayton Thomas as their singer. They start this cut by first performing a Carol King song called "Snow Queen" that then morphs into "Maiden Voyage". This was a great album that was probably more jazz than the audience wanted back then and thus was more of a forgotten album. On the Maiden Voyage transition, the guitarist soloist sings along with his improv, at a time before we heard George Benson using that technique. Truly innovative

Here is a more mellower version of a Kinesis performance called "Make Me Yours". I am posting this more for Patric. The drum fill during the sax solo is one of the most taste back up performances I have ever heard in jazz. Just amazing how he builds and builds from near nothing (beginning at 2:53) to a furry of rapid fills on both toms and his double bass set.

OK, this is a bit off track but I played with this band at it's start (on synthesizer) which morphed into Kinesis from the band that backed up our Drummer, Dave Goodwin (double bass set) during his boards for his BA Degree from Colorado State. This technically was in the late '70s. Then when I left the band, wouldn't you know it, they cut this album, then started a tour with Ambrosia as their warm up band.

Here is yet another band that employed the Tower of Power brass section but combined with a band that has an amazing Hammond B3 solo. The combination is just amazing:

@magnetman said in The Seven C's:

On the other hand, the case looks like a modded torpedo. When I was looking for a new case and was showing my wife the leather torpedo bag, her comment was “ ooh, it looks a bit YMCA bondage...”
I bought the black cordura version....

Yes, that is the gun metal black leather Torpedo bag.

And yep, 4 years after ordering it, the Harrelson finally came. It was worth the wait!

@mdwilliams said in Tom Green:

@Dr-GO has seen mine before! Tom has done an Olds Super for me in satin silver plate, it's a beautiful horn!

And yes, here it is:

Let me generalize... It is ANY exercise that makes us use fingerings that include a 3; 2,3; 1,3 combination in rapid fire sequence! That third finger position is just a nuance to me when dexterity is challenged.

What Flugelgirl states makes perfect physiological sense. Each individual has a unique set of dentition and lip muscle size, thickness and displacement that when combined, this all fits to a bare, cold metal mouthpiece in an unique way. The line up with the dental and lip fit is anatomically controlled. We should not fool around with Mother Nature's architecture, and that cold bare metal cup will find it's most comfortable fit to this embouchure gift that Mother Nature has uniquely created for each and everyone of us. SO.... celebrate this gift and play where the cup lands.

@J-Jericho said in Trumpets Made ONLY by Their Maker:

@Dr-GO So they contain more water and consequently don't need to be used as often as other types, particularly Amado?

They do pool more of a water drop when released. But I empty them about as frequently as compared to standard or Amado valves.

@J-Jericho said in Trumpets Made ONLY by Their Maker:

@Dr-GO How do you like the Saturn water keys?

They're out of this world.

They perform rings around others.

Seriously: Amazingly easy to use, and release large volume spittle with amazing control and accuracy. They seem indestructible and are very easy to clean.

Personal Experience: Harrelson

Cons:
Expensive $$$$
Heavy, VERY Heavy
#7 bell Splits Soulo Hat Mute (But it still maintains it's muted sound)

Pros:
The most easiest blowing horn I have ever experienced AND highly accurate at slotting with #4 leadpipe; #7 bell

The SWE technology that uses caste bell and tuning slide turns Harrelson manufactures on his own machine tools results in uniform brass thickness at the bends (traditional bends results in a thicker inner turn; thinner outer turn). Maintaining this uniform thickness minimizes energy loss of the projected sound wave as it transfers down the horn.

With #4 leadpipe; #7 bell has highly controllable sound range that can provide almost a flugelhorn tone with soft attacks, on the darker side with routine play, but can open up with projected accuracy that cuts through ANYTHING when focusing more air through the horn.

Comes with cool finger button options

AND you can have optional art added to the horn. I chose a tuning slide symbol that puts my two professions together; the bop musician's sixteenth note; serving as the serpent's staff that symbolizes the medical profession: