Posts made by Dr GO

Mike, I have personally been there when I blew a hole through my kidney and pieces were floating in my urinary tact that blocked flow through by bladder. I had a catheter there for about a week. I was fortunate to be allowed to play my pocket trumpet from my ICU bed (mute inserted of course) and all went well.

HOWEVER with that said I witnessed the darnedest thing. When I remained playing within the staff, my catheter drip rate into the bag remained essentially unchanged. However, when I started playing above the staff the drip rate would decrease. So I tried playing around the C above staff, the urine output essentially stopped. That is when my nurse (a male nurse) started getting concerned. He didn't seem to mind in between the range of the staff and high C as he didn't have to come into the room as often to empty my bag. I actually "published" these results on TrumpetMaster at the time I was conducting this "experiment" . Also did an experiment while attached to an oximeter on circular breathing, but reporting on that is for another thread.

Bottom line, physiologically speaking, you won't piss anyone off if you continually play above high C!

@j-jericho said in Band Re-start for Fall:

...Covering your nose and mouth tightly with Duck Tape is 100% effective against COVID-19.

AND you'll never have to pay taxes, ever again!

Trying to figure why the prices increase as the size decreases?

Another recommendation that I observed as working well is watching how far people stand away from Vulgano Brother while he is wearing is pink Sargent Pepper full length coat.

I personally find playing loud and high optimizes social distancing, so a feel well protected using these techniques.

@bigdub said in Artist on BOARD:

A new one I did just because I felt inspired.

This is plane to see it is on the plain.

@tjveloce said in AR Resonance Mouthpieces:

Monette mouthpieces are gold plated, and while I was a skeptic before I became a customer, I’m now sold.

My Harrelson 5 mm is gold plated. 5 mm and Gold, the best of both worlds!

@georgeb said in AR Resonance Mouthpieces:

@dale-proctor

..I am now finding age has made me a wet player...

Me too GeorgeB, but my solution was wearing Depends.

@shepherds_crook said in AR Resonance Mouthpieces:

Hi TBers,

...But as I get older and my teeth have shifted together a bit,..

Nah, It's not age but chattering the teeth from living through all those cold Cincinnati Winters!

@walter-sk Have you contacted Jason Harrelson? He is easy to contact and even if you did not buy the horn from him directly, he can help you assess the situation.

@bigdub said in A little humour:

Was I saying something?

Who are you?

@furcifer interesting as I still play my Getzen with their 3C cup. I did perform a cup safari with my Kanstul and finally settled on The Flip Oakes 3C cup. It has amazing depth that really allows you to play with the air you put into the horn leading to a spectrum of textures. Unfortunately the Flip Oakes has the Bach backbore so this does not fit into my Getzen. So, I am still playing on the Getzen 3C for that horn.

The 43 is my favorite sounding of the Bach horns!

I paint you humble. Well played BidDub, Well played!

@georgeb said in >OLDS Recording...:

@barliman2001

Me. too. I favor my older horns above the newer ones. I especially love the 1942 Buescher and the 1952 Selmer Paris.

And then again, there is nothing better than an older horn player... but on this account, I am biased!

@barliman2001 said in >OLDS Recording...:

Ok, had a longish - four and a half hours - Big Band rehearsal (www.bbmf.de) yesterday evening. Had the Recording with me for the first time.
...A horn that can sing almost like a flugel, whisper, and strip paint at the slightest provocation in that direction. Just what I wanted... only one horn has ever done that to me, and that was another Balanced model - a 1950s Courtois.

I have that experience with my Harrelson Summit. It has a large bell so when playing with on open embouchure, a rich flugel like sound is generated. But add a focused blow directed right down into the throat it not only peals paint, but then reseals it into the next room!

@barliman2001 said in >OLDS Recording...:

Ok, had a longish - four and a half hours - Big Band rehearsal (www.bbmf.de) yesterday evening. Had the Recording with me for the first time.
What an experience! A horn that can sing almost like a flugel....

I once was challenged by a piano player to sound more like a flugelhorn as I only had my trumpet with me at that time, my Olds Recording. I said, no problem listen, then relaxed my lower embouchure and got a nice flugelhorn sound. After he exclaimed with approval of how well that sounded. I then challenged him to make his piano sound like a Hammond B3!