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J. Jericho
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For those who remember gunshowtickets
I spoke with Giancarlo DiFazio's father this afternoon, and the trial of Gian's widow has been postponed AGAIN. January 6, 2020 is the new court date. Hopefully there will be no more delays, and justice will be served.
I noticed that Giancarlo's dad, Nino, has become a member of TrumpetBoards, so anyone wishing to communicate with him will be able to do so by starting a chat with difazio.
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80 Years Today
By Boston Public Library - https://www.flickr.com/photos/24029425@N06/2352736854/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108895779 -
RE: Mouthpiece issue
@rowuk ... or he should use the Bach numbering system. You know... the number of high notes is stamped into the mouthpiece, along with which pitch the mouthpiece contains! For example, a 10-1/2 C enables you to play ten and one half octaves of the note "C", whereas a 2 only has two undetermined high notes available.
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RE: Differences between grades of instruments
In a basic sense, beginning instruments are made to survive inexperienced handling and provide the player with a positive sense of playing on a budget, intermediate instruments are affordable instruments made with more attention to things like intonation and response for players who can discern such qualities, and finally, advanced instruments are well-thought-out and designed to optimize characteristics that enable advanced players to play without concern for compensating for an instrument's shortcomings.
As for Miles Davis, he had a very high opinion of himself and perhaps feigned insult at being handed a trumpet he recognized as being beneath his lofty standards. Show any number of members of TB a picture of a trumpet, and they'll likely be able to tell you the make, model, and year range of that horn. As for Miles not being able to do anything with the one he was handed, the truth of the matter is that a good player can make any horn sound just fine. I've said in the past that there are some well-known trumpet players that could play a cast iron bathtub and make it sound good.
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RE: The Seven C's
Playing in the extreme upper register is relatively easy if you use the right equipment:
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RE: A little humour
And that's how the fight started ........
One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift . .
The next year, I didn't buy her a gift.
When she asked me why, I replied,
"Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"
And that's how the fight started.....My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school reunion:
she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.
I asked her, "Do you know him?"
"Yes", she sighed,
"He's my old boyfriend. I understand he took to drinking right after we
split up those many years ago, and I hear he hasn't been sober since."
"Good grief!" I said, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating
that long?"
And then the fight started...When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed.
But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat, making beer.
Always something more important to me.
Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.
When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass,
busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scissors.
I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house.
I was gone only a minute, and when I came out again I handed her a toothbrush.
I said, "When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway."
The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp.My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.
She asked, "What's on TV?"
I said, "Dust."
And then the fight started...My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.
She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 165 in about 2 seconds."
I bought her a bathroom scale.
And then the fight started......I rear-ended a car this morning...the start of a REALLY bad day!
The driver got out of the other car, and he was a DWARF!!
He looked up at me and said 'I am NOT Happy!'
So I said, 'Well, which one ARE you then?'
That's when the fight started.
Latest posts made by J. Jericho
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RE: Four on the Floor (Bachs, that is…)
Will you try to better Gunhild Carling by playing them all at once?
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RE: Bach 7C CORP mouthpiece with no dot
@Dale-Proctor My guess is that it's an early Elkhart mouthpiece, which is identical to the preceding Mt. Vernon version. I wonder why it was so noticeably changed after that.
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RE: Top Ten Best Pieces Of Music Written For Trumpet
I would substitute Vincent Bach's Hungarian Melodies for one of the above (I have one in particular in mind).
Here's a very nice performance:
In case you want to play along, try this:
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Slotting: Tight v. Wide
For example, a player likes a trumpet that slots tightly, meaning that the horn is designed to respond to input by resonating with the desired pitch with little possible deviation. Ideally, this would make such a trumpet easy to play in tune, thus making it easy to play overall, but due to the inherent flaws in trumpet design, the pitches of some notes would be out of tune unless compensated for by the player, with some effort. Might not this tendency make the instrument harder to play, since the horn allows little variation in pitch?
In contrast, another player likes a trumpet that has wider slots, meaning that more attention must be focused on correct pitch, since the horn does not assist in getting to the expected intonation, but acquiring the desired pitch is actually easier to accomplish, due to its designed flexibility. Wouldn't this trumpet be easier to play overall, because of not having to force a note to be at proper pitch? Hearing the proper pitch is the required skill here, but aren't we supposed to be doing this anyway? Plus, with this setup, bending notes at will would enhance one's ability to play Jazz.
Thoughts/comments/corrections?
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RE: Back to Arbans and Others
@adc It's been quite a while since we've heard from you. Welcome back!
Playing in all keys becomes less of a challenge with repetition. Perhaps you could reserve 5 minutes of your practice time for addressing something that seems daunting, and use the rest of your time for what you're comfortable with. Eventually you'll absorb what once was difficult, and you'll move on to the next challenge. At the risk of sounding corny, I'd say don't bite off more than you can chew, but keep nibbling at something new.
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RE: WWII plastic bugle
How does it play? Do you think that a good car wax or perhaps ceramic coating would seal the smell?
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RE: Taps Across America
@Dale-Proctor I'm glad the cancer was removed and hope that the procedure took care of the problem. I wish you a speedy and complete recovery!
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RE: Taps Across America
Here's this year's version: https://www.tapsacrossamerica.org/
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RE: How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?
@Dale-Proctor said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:
@Dale-Proctor
That looks so realistic, it could be a Big Dub painting! Where is that, Scotland or England?It’s actually the Biltmore in North Carolina.
That was my first guess. Emphasis on guess.