Posts made by Dr GO

I just checked into the Hokey-Pokey clinic to turn myself around!

@Vulgano-Brother said in A little humour:

@barliman2001 said in A little humour:

In Bavaria, unwary tourists can fall prey to the Wolperdinger, a vicious flesh-eating hare with a roebuck's horns.

Truly makes my hair stand on end! AND not just any bunny can do that!

@GeorgeB said in How many of you taught yourself to play?:

But age did change things for me and there were a few problems that a local semi-pro friend of mine was able to help me with.

Was it age or overuse? I ask this as I have notice aging as a benefit in that experience has provided more keen insight as to how to maintain my steady progress. There was a time I felt aging may have been a feature, then I found through practice and getting help from other trumpet players (many of which are teachers) it was more an efficiency issue.... and wallah! After correcting for inefficiencies, I was young again.

OldSchool! What an amazing summary and chock full of information and leads. VERY HELPFUL post!

@Kehaulani said in Crickets?:

@flugelgirl said in Crickets?:

Many days I finish work and head straight to a gig.

Know the feeling. I once flew all the way from Texas to Germany and went right into a club for gig. Gad!

I have those days too where I leave work right to a rehearsal or gig. I look at this as a positive as it gives me more to look forward to after a hard day at work.

Don't get me wrong, I love my day gig at listening to and helping people work through health, mental and personal problems, but after 9 hours of this, sometimes I like heading out to "blow my brains out"... and I mean this in a GOOD way!

@Dr-Mark said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

@Trumpetsplus said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

...for those versed in the science/art of acoustics to speak in common terms... only speak in their particular jargon, then they should seek a website that can help them render their message...

Not so sure the professional needs to seek a website to accomplish this. They merely just need listen and then hear their audience, and then, and only then can they render their message.

This concept I learned from teaching decades of medical students, but even more importantly, by teaching decades of my patients to ultimately strive to keep them in the best of health that is possible, not through my understanding of the disease process but through THEIR understanding of the disease process. No web site has taught me that... What has taught me to do that, is jazz improvisation.

@Dr-GO said in What’s your “sound” and how do you get it?:

My sound is based on the spoken voice. I have built my performance style around the concept that the musical notes are a graphic of the spoken language within sung phrases. So I have developed my trumpet voice upon the human voice and play the words to the song, more than than the notes to the song.

My sound is based on the spoken voice. I have built my performance style around the concept that the musical notes are a graphic of the spoken or sung phrases. So I have developed my trumpet voice upon the human voice and play the words to the song, more than than the notes to the song.

I did not. Started formal training on flutaphone during early grade school that went right into our public school band system, where a Richard Westrich began to instruct me during my first phase of learning. Then classical performance at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.

HOWEVER, I was self taught at Rock which started with a band audition while still a student a the University of Cincinnati. It was one of my Rock band mates that challenged me to take formal lessons in jazz. I went back to the College Conservatory of Music and auditioned for jazz lessons before the CCM Jazz Program Director, Frank Brown. He stopped my audition withing minutes of my starting and said, "You don't need jazz studies, you need to be in my Big Band.. So I learned jazz less formally, by playing around others So in that way I guess I started at being self taught. That is until I moved to NYC and then will into my first decade of self taught jazz performance, finally started formal jazz training with Claudio Roditi.

@Kehaulani said in Crickets?:

@Dr-GO said in Crickets?:

Let me rub my legs together and see!

Only if you keep them together after the rubbing.

So now I get a ribbing for rubbing!

@Kehaulani said in Crickets?:

Has this site had basically crickets for participants lately or is there something wrong on my end. Inquiring minds want to know?

Let me rub my legs together and see!

Trumpet Mouthpiece Blues

@Jolter said in Adams new Balanced Trumpet at Taylor Music:

@Kehaulani Then it would no longer be the perfect fit it was for my Yamaha and other trumpets...

Yeah I know, I could own two harmon mutes. But the discovery coincided with a friend really needing a new trumpet, and after playing my Olds, it was clear it was meant for him.

But doesn't playing two harmon mutes lead to harmony

This is because Arturo uses several horns. As I noted the night I saw him I was actually holding his Harrelson. He also used a second Bb trumpet that night as well. I believe the second horn was the Flip Oakes. But the banded horn he used was the Harrelson.

While all the pictures and claims do muddy the waters the night I saw him, he was mostly using the Harrelson from literally first hand experience.

Here is the link that Arturo put out to Tom Green, thanking him for the detailing Tom performed on his horn:

Met the man myself prior to a concert at the Schuster Center here in Dayton, OH. Did have to bribe him with two Cuban cigars to get his attention though through all in the crowd wanting to meet him. The bribe worked as he called me to the head of the line and graciously accepted by gift (bribe).

The above lead in explains the cloth band above the bell. It is not a cloth band but actually a detailing Arturo had done to his bell that is actually a replica of his favorite cigar wrapping band. This work was done by Tom Green (see link below). As for the lucky trumpet getting banded, it is a Harrelson Bravada. I got to hold the very instrument you saw in the picture, as part of the discussion I had with Arturo was in regards to having just ordered a Harrelson myself at the time of our meeting. Also had a nice discussion with him regarding our mutual musician in crime, Claudio Roditi, that he played with in the Dizzy Gillespie United Nations All Star Band, and was my trumpet teacher during the same time period that I lived in NYC.

@Shepherds_Crook said in Adams new Balanced Trumpet at Taylor Music:

For the fans of the Olds Recording, Adams has just released a new balanced trumpet made exclusively for Taylor Music in Aberdeen, SD with offset valves! The horn is here: http://www.1800usaband.com/products/view/7875

The first response will be from Dr GO, I imagine = king of the Recordings!

OR one could just purchase a vintage Recording!

Blaine, you do know vintage, yes? I know you do. I purchased one from you. A REAL beauty.

@administrator said in CarolBrass 'Balanced' Trumpet in silver plate:

Wow, I love the engraving on the top caps. It's very beautiful.

Hey, Blaine only has the finest of horns. I should know. I bought one of his real beauties!!!

@Kehaulani said in Mouthpiece recommendations for young beginners:

@Dr-GO said in Mouthpiece recommendations for young beginners:

@Tobylou8 said in Mouthpiece recommendations for young beginners:

My solution was to kiss a lot . . of girls during my school years to help build more functional muscle.

I did push-ups with my lips.
I was a manly man.

. . . not.

Hey, as long as she did't push you back... All is well!!