I am the proud owner of a 1961 Getzen Power Bore and 1974 Getzen Eterna 4-Valve. Both play with exceptional tonal accuracy and the Power Bore is laser accurate in hitting note. Better than any horn I have ever played. And as a large bore horn, plays with minimal resistance.
By interpretation is members here are doing so well from prior threads that we are proficiently progressing and have yet to stumble from what we have gleaned so far from this site. So to me, all looks well, and I for one do try to get anyone's goat, especially the administrator, as I do not want to be a baaaaaaaaa-d influence.
@Curlydoc said in Very rare Selmer Paris 900 TT C trumpet for sale:
If only I could get it past my wife!
Your a physician. Give her Ambien for the evening, bring the horn in, and she will have no memory of it in the morning.
@GeorgeB said in Did something change?:
@Kehaulani
It's possible to disagree without being offensive.I could not agree more.
And I will agree not more!
@tmd said in Did something change?:
...And I think that TB's growth will be limited, if we continue to allow such behavior. (I hope I'm wrong.)
Mike
Mike I agree. I really hope editing is kept to a minimum but when needed to keep discussion in harmony with the need to diffuse anger, then so be it. I really want TB to grow and be a leader in providing information to trumpet players.
@tmd said in Did something change?:
...And I think that TB's growth will be limited, if we continue to allow such behavior. (I hope I'm wrong.)
Mike
This is my concern as well. I know that over editing can be damaging but if it is used wisely to promote the advancement of good ideas and defuses the anger the that risks the credibility of the site, then this is a necessary tool to keep TB moving forward.
You know this is a great site and we have great members here. I appreciate what the administrator has created in providing a more laid back feeling than what I read on TH. I felt the same way in joining TM, and now TB. I am just not suited for TH as it does not give me a warm feeling.
Tensions are tough now with Covid-19 pandemic, and I know the Netherlands have been hit rather hard. I can understand the stress FranklinD must be under and hope he is doing well and wish him well. Hope he comes back after April 22 to continue contributing here as I truly appreciate his insight on so many topics, especially legal perspectives.
Then there is the stress for those of us that have careers (full or part time) that are out of work. Musicians are feeling this particularly hard. So yes, something did change. Our world balance, and risk to lives is being threatened. But one thing I hope never changes, and that is to keep TB as positive and warm and inviting to new members and us old folk as much as possible. I think our administrator has been doing a good job at making this so.
@Kehaulani said in The One:
@Kehaulani said in The One:
Yeah, and lose the moustache. It stiffens your upper lip.
Actually, it tickles my nose!
That's probably not all.
@Kehaulani said in The One:
Yeah, and lose the moustache. It stiffens your upper lip.
Actually, it tickles my nose!
Yeah, Doc, and while you're at it, pull those shoulders back and down...
I could, but then I would no longer be able to see the notes on the music stand. It's hell getting old. Also note the stand is skewed so as to place the notes on the right side closer to my left eye (where I am near sighted) and the left side further off to my left eye gaze where I am farsighted. Over all this positioning compensates well for my deficits.
@Shepherds_Crook said in The One:
@Dr-GO ‘the One’ looks good... but watch for a trumpet instructor correcting your cross-leg posture!
It's part of my relaxed mood presentation. With the Harrelson, one can relax, sit back and those notes still come out strong and focused!
Damn, Kehaulani! You hit the nail square on the head. Couldn't have said it any better! NICE POST!!!
@Rapier232 said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
@djeffers78 said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
Nope. Absolutely cannot!
Can’t even tell you the scale if I look at it. Can’t tell what key a piece is in by looking at the key signature-just have to make a mental note about which notes are affectedMe too.
90% of the time, that is also what I do... I call it "scaling back".
@Tobylou8 said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
...been BUSY the last 6 weeks, really busy and haven't been able to post. Anything interesting going on?
Don't be a stranger... or at least not any more stranger than you already are... Discuss
@GeorgeB said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
@Bob-Pixley
...even though I play a D over high C every morning in my practice routines.
I'll take a first valve note over an open note anytime!
@flugelgirl said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
...To think I missed all this drama while working on some modal scale patterns is kind of funny, though!
I do prefer modal over mood-al ANY TIME. Albeit that I must admit, with the Covid-19 crisis and the fact that about a third of my patients have mood disorders, business has been very good for me! Hang in there Flugelgirl and stay safe and healthy, but from my reading of things, your part of the country has things under better control.
@Kehaulani said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
A few days later, I caught up with the winning candidate and he said, "I just don't get it. I just did what I could getting through the changes". LOL.
Yeah, that is exactly the way I felt. Nicely stated Kehaulani!
@Kehaulani said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
@Dr-GO said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
What was amazing at the Colorado State University audition was an improve piece where they gave me a chord chart only (no recorded rhythm section back up) and told me to start playing. Again, no range requirement which was interesting, and I came out of that audition as lead trumpet (first chair) in their first band!Don't you suspect that you used lead-book ranges in your improvisation?
You know, I still remember that audition fairly well, and I was so floored that I had chords without notes as an audition on changes written by the one of the two judges on the spot (no name, no standard tune recognition) that I was doing everything I could just to concentrate on the chord progressions, placing in patterns and put it in my mind to stay relaxed as possible which I set myself to stay in a real comfortable range.
I do believe the site reading tune went up to a D above high C that was transient, in a phrase that then came down and did not require a lot of stamina. I did hit a real solid and full sounding D so maybe that was what the judges wanted to hear.
I got to admit, one of the judges knew Frank Brown, that I studied under while at UC and he knew Frank worked his trumpet section to be proficient in the high range, so maybe that was my ticket to the lead chair.
Come to think of it, the requirement Colorado State Should have made of me is finding out how high I could play before I passed out! I came to Ft. Collins (over 5,000 ft elevation) from Cincinnati (300 ft elevation). I remembered our first rehearsal for the #1 band starting on a Stan Kenton chart starting with a high E (second E above staff) for 5 bars. I hit the note square on but only remembered three bars, and that was the point I lost consciousness. I took out two bleachers of chairs and stands behind me and fell on both my trumpet that I was holding at the time and my flugelhorn that was behind me.
After about 3 months I had the corpuscles to open back up without fear, until we had a gig at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park at which time I learned to respect altitude and played a bit more reserved.
