Posts made by GeorgeB

I'm 83...THAT's DAMN OLD !

@Kehaulani Starting to look that way.

@ACB I like the format.

@oldpete Thanks. It isn't easy in your eighties but even small improvements can give an old timer a big lift.

I love my 1962 Conn Victor 5A

I'm here , too and hope rowuk and some of the great ones from TM will come aboard.

@BigDub Thanks Wayne. Glad to see you are here because I always enjoyed your posts.

I like that TrumpetBoards saw fit to have a place for come back players. I came back to playing in the spring of 2016 at the ripe old age of 80 after a 51 year hiatus. Those 3 years up to now have had plenty of ups and downs, including 3 lip injuries last year, but things are really starting to work out for me. This year I have changed bands because the one I belonged to since the fall of 2016 was no longer challenging enough. The one I recently joined offers plenty of challenge, including being able to play beside a 30 year pro trumpet player who goes out of his way to help me learn the band's extensive play list. Right now I am in Trumpet heaven.

I hope other come back players here will join me in sharing our trials, tribulations and, most importantly, our successes and joy from playing the devil's instrument we all love so dearly.

I'm here...arthritis and all...

Thanks for that great welcome. Nice going with the new site.

@ButchA

Hey, Butch, the classic rock of the 70s came along after I had quit playing in '65 , but I was happy to hear brass being used in the Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, etc. I would be lying if I said I was a fan of these bands, but I did appreciate how they used brass.