Posts made by GeorgeB

@dr-go

He posts now and then at TH, but never with any enthusiasm.

@dale-proctor

Congratulations, Dale.

@m-v

Welcome back. The more the merrier.

@grune

Yeah, seems the jazz players today play very angry. I don't know, but the thing I liked about players like Bobby Hackett, when he played a ballad like Stardust, he improvised but he was still with the melody and you always knew the song he was playing.

Like Dale said, we all have our bad days.

I've been playing for 5 years now after being away from the horn for 50+ years. The first year had a lot of ups and downs but since then, up to now, I do fine until health problems, like a pinched nerve attack to the left shoulder that I injured about 2 years ago, kick in. During the past 4 months I have had to endure 3 cases of a pinched nerve. I can't take nsaids so trying to play the trumpet through pain was just too hard so I had to stop playing for 2 to 3 weeks in each case. I'm 85 now and the older I get the harder I have to work to get back to where I was. That's when I have a lot of bad days. But this month has been good to me

@_mark_
I wouldn't try it myself. But if you have the equipment and know what you are doing then that is different. But soften it too much and the next G you play may slide up to a C.

I'm sure there are experts who can do this for you at a price, but it may be just cheaper to find a new one that will be kinder to your chops.

I play one of Trent Austin's mouthpieces, an ACB3CS that's changed my life. It replaces first a Bach 5C that was too sharp and cost me a few injuries after playing tough and long concerts. After that a Wedge helped but in the end it was the ACB3CS that was the answer, Some times I barely
feel it on my chops. No more injuries and no more having to skip a day of playing while trying to recover from a long and tough concert.

@stumac

If these kits add weight to the horn I'm guessing it darkened the sound considerably, which a lot of jazz players like, and perhaps Bob is one of them.

I still listen to my Jackie Gleason Orchestra lps that were lush arrangements of songs like I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, and others like it. Thankfully, though, Jackie left the cornet solos to the great Bobby Hackett.

@dr-go

Wow, Doc, that's just around the corner. So happy for you. Would sure love to see or hear it if anyone records it.
Have fun, my friend.

@dr-go

Glad for you, Doc.

I sure do miss playing for a live audience. By June everyone in Nova Scotia should be vaccinated so I'm hoping our various summer concerts will get to happen.

@dale-proctor

So cool.

@j-jericho
Yeah, really sweet. Why do children play better than some adults ? Just look at this little girl's lips and how the mouthpiece is just barely making a seal. It's all about relaxation. Most kids are loose as a goose when they play.

@j-jericho
I don't think it's a lack of enthusiasm but rather one of those performers who lose their selves in the music they are playing. It's like those singers that close their eyes when they sing, shutting out the audience. I just think the girl needs a little coaching on how to relate to an audience. The audience wants to feel that the performer is playing just for them. She could benefit from watching a few Frank Sinatra concerts. He looks directly at the audience, making them feel he is singing only to them. That's how to entertain.

Okay, that's does it. I QUIT !

What a sweetheart, and plays with such ease. Love her beautiful warm tone.

Well even though Bach claimed on the bell the TR3002H I purchased in 2016 is made in the U.S.A. .Some here feel that Bach is not telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so I will say this: if the TR300 I owned was made in China, then it was well made indeed.

That horn served me well that first year back after a 50 year break. I was especially amazed at the nice tone and how great the valves were. I sold it to a student 2 years ago and that student still uses it and loves it.
The only complaint I had was that it was not that great above the staff.

@oldschooleuph

When I made my comeback in 2016 I bought the Bach TR3002H student horn from one of Canada's largest music instrument dealers of Bach and other top brands and the TR3002H was definitely made in the USA for sure. But I do believe that has changed since then.

@dale-proctor

Thanks, Dale

@dale-proctor

Let us know how it sounds. It's gotta be great.

@dr-go

Yes, Doc, I realize I am fortunate to have a reasonably good memory at my age. In fact, when I started playing again after 50 years I was surprised at how many of the valve fingerings I remembered. Some eluded me but after a few weeks of playing all the major scales I pretty much had them down pat. I still do those scales on a regular basis, along with chromatic scales just to keep the old brain nimble.

When I stopped playing in 1965 I had no plans of ever playing again and sold my beautiful Gold plated Conn Constellation 28B. Then I started playing again at the ripe old age of 79 in 2016 and that's when the regrets began. Bigtime regrets.