@BigDub said in Artist on BOARD:
@moshe said in Artist on BOARD:
I thought it was a stunningly beautiful photograph.
But another poster said that it is a painting?
Morris / moshe
Haha, nope, it’s a painting. I'll make sure to let you know when it’s a photo.
One thing that happens is people look at some of these paintings on a small screen like a phone and that makes it look much more like a photograph.
It is a fine work of art on a big or a small screen.
@L-A-Horn My ACB Cornet doubler is Chinese made and the quality is quite good, though it can't hold a candle to my Conn 5A, nor do I expect it to.
@Kehaulani said in Best Off-brand Trumpets:
@GeorgeB said in Best Off-brand Trumpets:
@L-A-Horn Well, I guess you could try one of those new Chinese horns in the marketplace, but I wouldn't expect much for $350. If that is all I had to spend I would try to find something in a used Olds.
Just to clarify, Taiwan is not China.
True. In fact my Manchester Brass, along with Carol Brass horns are made in Taiwan at a well respected factory.
@L-A-Horn Well, I guess you could try one of those new Chinese horns in the marketplace, but I wouldn't expect much for $350. If that is all I had to spend I would try to find something in a used Olds.
@Kehaulani
Yeah, a case in point is the Manchester Brass custom ACB Bb trumpet I purchased as my band horn. I got it at a low introductory price ( $800 USD) at the time but it normally sells for $1300 ( on sale now I believe for under $1000 ) It is a helluva band horn, light and versatile for just about anything I have to play. But for lead playing when jamming with friends, when I want a nice warm tone for ballads, I prefer either the 1952 Selmer Paris or the recently acquired 1999 Conn Vintage.
@Dr-GO
Your daughters are gorgeous, Doc. I'm sure they get their beauty from their mom.
@FranklinD said in How do you feel about vibrato?:
Yes you are right. I own the 78rpm record of this number (Columbia) and it says: With orchestra directed by Paul Weston. This was probably the B-side of the record, the A-side contents a more commercial number: Kiss me goodbye love.
Wikipedia mentions Harry Edison and Ziggy Elman as a possibility.
I have a few records featuring Ziggy and, at least in 1951, he sounded almost exactly like Harry James with that exaggerated vibrato of his. I'm not no sure that is Ziggy playing with Doris, though, because the vibrato doesn't sound exaggerated. But Ziggy did play with Weston at that time, so maybe it is him.
@Dr-GO said in Maynard was no disciplinarian ?:
@Kehaulani said in Maynard was no disciplinarian ?:
You're not well-mannered. It's called passive-aggressive.
Sometimes, musicians may become incontinent of urine, especially when playing high notes, loudly. I call that pissive-agressive.
That's me, Doc...
@Kehaulani said in Maynard was no disciplinarian ?:
@GeorgeB said in Maynard was no disciplinarian ?:
But we Canadians are known to be well mannered.
You're not well-mannered. It's called passive-aggressive.
Can't argue with that... Oh, I have been told that most Canadians are indeed stingy...
@Bob-Pixley I know what you're saying, Bob. I would never play outdoors if it annoyed anyone. But my neighbors all like to party around their pools, and my next door neighbor has two teen age sons who used to play in a rock band and they often practiced in the evenings. Tit for tat in some cases. Anyway, my one man outdoor concerts are very rare...
I've never heard anything bad about Maynard. But we Canadians are known to be well mannered...
@Chuck-Rose That was interesting, Chuck. On a nice afternoon I sometimes practice on my back deck, belting out a few ballads. The first time I played outside I got a little applause and that's when I knew I had great neighbors. But I am careful not to overdo it.
Hi, Seth, so nice to see your name here. I have always enjoyed your intelligent posts. Hope things settle down for you soon.
@BigDub said in Artist on BOARD:
@GeorgeB said in Artist on BOARD:
Beautiful, Wayne, simply beautiful...and so peaceful looking.
Thanks, Kehaulani and George.
That one is from Maine, George. Pumpkin Island Light
Yeah, Maine and Nova Scotia share a similar landscape : the ocean, a rocky shoreline, spruce and pine trees...
I love the Manchester Brass ACB custom mode. It is one helluva band trumpet at around $1400 USD. I've been playing mine for near 3 years now. I love the valves, the tone...just about everything about it.
Re: Hand or embouchure
I always used hand back in my young playing days, but these days I use whichever I feel is suitable for the moment.
@Kehaulani Calamity Jane
Oh, yeah, I have that movie, too. Even playing a tomboy Doris was hot.
@Kehaulani said in So how did you start out to learn the trumpet?:
@GeorgeB said in So how did you start out to learn the trumpet?:
I'm in my 80s so the sound of the big bands and jazz from the likes of Satchmo on the radio was a part of my daily life. At the age of 14 or so I saw a movie called Young Man With A Horn. I thought Kirk Douglas, the star of the movie, was a great trumpet player and wanted to be just like him, and later when I learned it was Harry James who was doing all the playing, I was even more determined to be a great trumpet player.
Very interesting. When I was a tween, there was a jazz program that came on the radio at midnight, the "bewitching hour", and I will never forget Satchmo playing St. James Infirmary. It raised the hair on the back of the neck.
Loved Doris Day and Harry James' duets in Young Man With a Horn. Matter of fact, a copy of that film is one of the few I have, still. Kind'a corny in parts, but still an enjoyable trip.
Yeah, corny today but at 14 I was mesmerized , not only with the trumpet playing but with Doris Day. I was madly in love with her
I have the movie in my collection and pull it out and watch it at least once a year.
