@Newell-Post said in What Are You Doing New Years, New Years Eve:
Packing up so I can hit the road at 5:45 am to get to the airport to fly home with a carry-on dog. What could be better than that?
The dog packing up to hit the road at 5:54 to get you to the airport to fly home with carry-on human!
@tjveloce said in Martin Committee Club:
...share photos of the home and property.
-tj
This room DEFINITELY says TRUMPET PLAYER lives here. Trumpet on the floor next to the piano to transcribe those trumpet parts... And Miles on the wall... That says it all tj-Committee Club Member extraordinaire!
@tjveloce said in Martin Committee Club:
Thanks OS Euph...we are blessed to call this place home. This is probably the easiest way to share photos of the home and property.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/21854-Bear-Creek-Rd-Los-Gatos-CA-95033/16160474_zpid/
-tj
tj! What a GREAT PLACE to come home to. Can you adopt me as your son? Please!
@Kehaulani said in Who did it better??:
Yeah, but Chicago doesn't have the brunette.
BTW, mellow? Diane Krall is mellow.
I'll take Diane Krall over the brunette any day (or night).
Jason Harrelson additionally brigs out the points posted by Trumpetsplus and uses the sound wave transmission as a key component to his design ideas.
Kehaulani, Were you able to get the G2 from Kanstul? The rim on that mouthpiece is so comfortable for a small cupped mouthpiece. Makes it easy to fully use the increased depth of this cup.
@tjveloce said in Martin Committee Club:
That's super cool! What style of architecture is your home? We live in a Craftsman that was built using the Gamble House in Pasadena as inspiration. I love Craftsman aesthetic but also really love Spanish Villa and Mid-Century Modern.
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-tj
Tj... Also have the Fire Pit vibe going as well. Love to sit back in the Adirondack chairs with my Harmon muted Committee and duplicate the smoke in sound that comes from the pit in a cloud:
Horn arrangements are just such a perfect rendition of that Chicago Sound. The percussion section also has the Chicago vibe. The keyboard and guitar however just does not duplicate the same energy as the original group.
Arturo on the solo was a real treat. The horn he is using is the Harrelson he brought to the Master Class I attended a few years ago.
@SSmith1226 said in Mouthpiece recommendations for young beginners:
@Dr-GO
...He can play a 7c, but I would wonder whether a 10.5c or a 12 might give him better results, making it easier for him to make music like sounds, thus giving him more incentive to maintain his interest.
This was my personal experience when I started out. I started on the 7c, but my band director had a 10.5 that I tried, and for me the 10.5 was the keeper. Even today, my go to size are still the smaller rim diameter pieces, like my Jettone Studio B and my Kanstul G2. Albeit, I do like the larger diameters on my Flugelhorn, and us a 3C for that horn.
@tjveloce said in The new Martin Committee "thread" from a TM emigrant:
@Dr-GO Ah! So was it too loose? If so, then what he did was knurl it, which raises the surface just a bit. Engine builders do this to pistons sometime to help them retain oil on the skirts.
-tj
Yes. Too loose. Glad you could interpret what Gary did to it by the picture. It now fits snug and works great!
@tjveloce said in Martin Committee Club:
Hey Doc-since I know you’re online right now, I’m curious if you have had experience with, or know anyone who has had experience with Legends Brass mouthpieces. They seem to have a G2 replica of sorts. I’m loathe to go on a mouthpiece safari but kinda curious to see if the Committee would approve.
-tj
No experience with Legends Brass, but I do believe the Kanstal brother that handles their mouthpieces still has mouthpieces in stock. I would search for him on Google and see if he has a G2.
I also know that Jason Harrelson took a copy of my G2 when I was out to Denver to meet with him about getting a 5 mm version. While 5 mm's are expensive, perhaps Jason could turn around a standard mouthpiece at a more reasonable price with the copy he has of mine. It's worth the effort to give this a try. It is an amazing mouthpiece and exact replica of the Gustat Heim used by Miles.
@tjveloce said in The new Martin Committee "thread" from a TM emigrant:
Interesting-was it sticky? Are you referring to the inner bore of the outer slide or the internal bore? Cutting grooves in it would reduce surface area thus reducing friction.
-tj
Not sticky, but grips better. A picture is worth a thousand words:
I can contact Gary Dafler (my tech) and ask him what exactly he did, then you can see if there is a local tech in your area that can do this. Alternatively, come on into Dayton and I will introduce you personally to Gary!
@tjveloce said in The new Martin Committee "thread" from a TM emigrant:
@Kehaulani
... Compared to the Yamaha it’s more work, but once you change your approach and learn to be efficient, the rewards are worth far more than the effort.
-tj
It is, but that's the beauty if this horn! The work you put into it pays you back in so many pleasurable ways!
@tjveloce said in The new Martin Committee "thread" from a TM emigrant:
I don’t know why it took me over two months to reply to this....but I was obviously confused about the third valve slide. I thought I recalled someone talking about shortening it, but I can’t find that reference anywhere.
-tj
I had a slide issue with my Kanstul flugelhorn. I took it to my favorite local instrument tech and he did a machining technique (the inner bore looks tractor like tire tracks) but it works GREAT! AND it can harvest a row of corn!
The Eddie Brookshire Quintet will be welcoming in the New Years together in celebration of 2020 with a "Roaring 20's Party" If any of you are in the area and want to get out your wing tips and flapper gowns, then come on down:
An early Happy New Years greetings to all. Let TB know what you have planned for New Years!
