Posts made by Dr GO

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.

@Rapier232 said in Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you?:

I suppose I should do a serious one.

...Might retire again soon, losing interest with nothing to practice for.

No don't do it... as fate has it, as soon as you do, you will be asked to do a gig and you will wish you had stayed with it...

Also sorry you are not coming back to the states, but truly understand as it is CRAZY here. So do stay safe.

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

@Dr-GO A "sigh" or phew of relief!

More like Phoooowwwwwww... Just call me air-o-gent.

NARCOLEPSY A narcotics officer with a seizure disorder.

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

Ok, if there is no need to lock it, I won't. Just wanted to test the general feeling.

Very good, now we can all breathe a little easier. Total thumb's up barliman

@BigDub said in I really should be a better player.:

@Dr-GO said in I really should be a better player.:

Pre-Trumpet but warming up for the event on the Hammond B3 at my first club gig. Played once a month at the Golden Rooster, Anderson Twp, Cincinnati OH. That is Ronnie Dale in the background. He was the original organist for the Cincinnati Reds.

I think my first trumpet might indeed have been better than that trumpet there on top of the organ

Maybe so, but at one point I had a dancer sitting on my organ.

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

Why is this thread still alive?

Because it breathes air.

Pre-Trumpet but warming up for the event on the Hammond B3 at my first club gig. Played once a month at the Golden Rooster, Anderson Twp, Cincinnati OH. That is Ronnie Dale in the background. He was the original organist for the Cincinnati Reds.

@Rapier232 said in Is Air Needed To Play The Trumpet:

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

Well I can play the trumpet and I’ve never needed to do a breathing exercise. ‍️

Now that's a breath of fresh air!

@barliman2001 said in A little humour:

In this rather macabre vein, I quote James Young Simpson who during an operation suddenly turned to the anesthesist, saying, "Dear colleague, I don't know how the patient is doing at your end, but he seems to be dead at mine."

Reminds me of an ACTUAL situation where I was the patient. I was a poor grad student living in NYC where the cost of living is as sky high as the buildings, and had a knee injury requiring surgery. The anesthesiologist came in the room and told me his plan. In order to try to cut costs on my medical expenses I asked him if there was any way he could cut his fee down by half. He told me for half fee, he would just put me under.