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@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.

@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.

@Kehaulani said in Third valve:

It's just made that way.

the whys... I don't care about. Just whether it does or doesn't.

That works for me.

@Tobylou8 said in Is Air Needed To Play The Trumpet:

@barliman2001 said in Is Air Needed To Play The Trumpet:

Air is needed to play trumpet - as I just found out when a spitball got stuck.

Next time visualize hitting the conductor on the nose and use a huge Phoooowwwwwww!!!

At least it would be a highly efficient hit!

@Dale-Proctor said in In Tune. With what?:

@Dr-GO said in In Tune. With what?:

@ROWUK said in In Tune. With what?:

This thread will show the "foolishness" of putting "slotting" high on the list of trumpet priorities. We need flexibility to play in tune.

There is a "bible" on intonation written by Chris Leuba - a former horn player with the Chicago Symphony. I am not sure if it is still in print, but it is certainly worth having.

https://www.hornguys.com/products/a-study-of-musical-intonation-by-christopher-leuba-pub-cherry

Maybe this is my chance to be more educated with a response but is "slotting" and playing in tune the same thing?

Slotting is the tendency of a horn to center on a certain frequency on every note, and it takes more effort to lip or bend notes on them. It’s nice to know where the horn tends to go on any given note, but can be harder to compensate if it doesn’t go where you initially need it to.

See, this is my understanding as well. I see this as a different function than playing "in tune" which is the title of the thread which made me a bit confused on reading RUWUK's response. I really good slotting horn for me is one that hits the note efficiently without the need to bend into it. Whether that note is in "tune" or not to another instrument (like a keyboard) is a different task. Again, am I seeing (hearing) this wrong?

@ROWUK said in In Tune. With what?:

This thread will show the "foolishness" of putting "slotting" high on the list of trumpet priorities. We need flexibility to play in tune.

There is a "bible" on intonation written by Chris Leuba - a former horn player with the Chicago Symphony. I am not sure if it is still in print, but it is certainly worth having.

https://www.hornguys.com/products/a-study-of-musical-intonation-by-christopher-leuba-pub-cherry

Maybe this is my chance to be more educated with a response but is "slotting" and playing in tune the same thing?

@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.

Even Lee Morgan knew the third valve ring was not needed:

Yet Lee did need it for his Ambassador... YES HIS AMBASSADOR, the horn he used in recording the Cornbread album:

Here Miles actually has it reversed:

@Curlydoc said in Third valve:

Could a trumpet be made so that the third valve slide is unnecessary?

Agreed. Committees do not require the third valve slide ring. I took mine off within months of playing it. If you look closely at many pictures of Miles and Criss Botti., no third valve rings.

@GeorgeB said in Opinions on Valve Oils?:

@flugelgirl
...sample pack makes good sense.

...sounds pretty slick to me!

@A-Former-User said in Is Air Needed To Play The Trumpet:

This video will be an eye-opener for those that don't know that air is NOT needed to make a sound on a brass instrument. It's actually about exciting air molecules inside the brass instrument.

I believe the more accurate wording of this phase is ... air FLOW is NOT needed to make a sound on a brass instrument. Rather as this video demonstrates it is the pressure wave transmitted by the diaphragm that excites the air molecules within the instrument that then does the vibratory work producing the sound, yes?

@Dale-Proctor said in Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you?:

“Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you?“
Well, if you read this thread, you’ll know who we are. A bunch of prototypical trumpet players who have nothing better to do than argue on line...

Argue? As a trumpet player, I see this more as performing duets.

@Kehaulani said in Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you?:

Let's see... We wonder why we're not appealing.

Protesting like this does not help.

@Kehaulani said in Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you?:

Let's see. The thread topic is Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you? and, on a long page full of posts, not one (including myself) dealing with welcoming new members.

My read of the introductory post is it's not just about new members but also about seasoned members as well. Please read the first post closely.

Washington DC is trying to be 51.

@BigDub said in Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you?:

What state would you say DOES represent the whole country, Newell Post?

May I nominate... The State of Confusion.