Beautiful horn! Mark Curry http://currympc.com/ has several shank options. Contact him about your cornet. I have a 3DC that I like almost as much as my Benge 3. His BBC series seems interesting, too. http://www.currympc.com/index.php?id=49 mentions shanks for Olds, Conn, Besson, and Holton, but not King. I'd guess that The larger Olds shank might fit, but I'm not sure if the taper would be the same.
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RE: H.N. White Silver Tone Cornet Mouthpiece
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RE: Taps Across America
@Dale-Proctor said in Taps Across America:
This is the correct, accepted way of playing Taps, according to Bugles Across America as well. Here's a nice version:
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RE: Great Idea!
It's good to see you over here now, Peter. We still recognize you... and your "weight" loss. Your hints helped, though.
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RE: I'm back... Now with 100% full dentures and a long road of recovery
Congrats, ButchA! Nice sound, BTW.
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RE: The New Reality
@SSmith1226 said in The New Reality:
Another musical innovation of self isolation:
I ran across an article by Anthony Tommasini in the New York Times that was titled “A Jazz Pianist Flips Bach Upside Down”.
According to Mr. Tomassini, “ In March, the jazz pianist and composer Dan Tepfer found himself confined to his apartment in Brooklyn with all his bookings canceled for the foreseeable future, like musicians everywhere. So he decided to work seriously on an idea he had long been toying with.
Mr. Tepfer, 38, who also excels in classical music and has an undergraduate degree in astrophysics as well as sophisticated technology skills, wrote a computer program. He recorded himself playing Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations, beautifully, on a Yamaha Disklavier, a full grand piano with a high-tech player piano function; his program then played back each variation, but flipped.”For those interested, the entire article can be found here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/arts/music/dan-tepfer-bach.html
Examples of this music are below:
A similar fun exercise is to play a piece of music backward, starting at the end and ending at the beginning.
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RE: Trumpet/Cornet Lyre
My 1919 York Perfec-Tone cornet has a vertical lyre holder that would probably hold yours, and I suspect that such a thing was not uncommon during that era.
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RE: Taps Across America
If you didn't do it in 2020, here's your chance to do it in 2021. If you did it last year, here's your chance to do it again this year: https://www.tapsacrossamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Taps-Across-America-FAQ.pdf
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RE: Show Us Your Wristwatches!
Here's my perpetual wear watch. I take it off occasionally to clean it. When I got it, it had been in the box for I don't know how long. I deliberately opened it in a completely dark room to see how well the luminous dial worked after not having been exposed to light for a while. It was bright! It has lost some of its luminosity now. Among other features, I like the exhibition back.
I've been having problems uploading images, so here are the Imgur links:
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RE: Starting over after a year
@curlydoc said in Starting over after a year:
Any suggestions for reclaiming the low notes?Yeah; patience and time. Glad you're getting back into playing!
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RE: The New Reality
@SSmith1226 said in The New Reality:
I have done that with Clark 2 and scale variations of Clark 2 when I feel masochistic.
If you want to indulge in masochism, play a tune in every key.
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RE: Keying ~fingering
Curled fingers will place less side stress on the valves, reducing wear. Here's an example:
Bonus: Note posture, left hand placement, trumpet position, comments, and photo source.
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RE: RIP Trumpet "Master"
Before TM went down for what appears to be the final time, there was a troll that bragged about being able to circumvent whatever barriers there may have been to prevent him from inflicting himself on the forum. Coincidence?
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RE: 5-bell Schilke Comparison video!
Very interesting and entertaining comparison. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
My reactions*:
Arban's - The contrasts were the most noticeable here.
#1 - Nice, typical trumpet sound
#2 - Fuller, cleaner than #1
#3 - Slightly nasal sound
#4 - Nice, typical trumpet sound, very much like #1
#5 - Darker, similar to #2, but not quite as clear a toneJoy Spring
#1 - Nice, typical trumpet sound
#2 - Slightly fuller, cleaner than #1
#3 - Nice, typical trumpet sound, similar to #1
#4 - Nice, typical trumpet sound, similar to #1 and #3, although you seemed on the verge of cracking a few notes
#5 - Compact sound, reminiscent of Clifford Brown. Guess which term you used to describe the Blessing Super Artist you demo'd?Phil Collins' Hanging Long Enough
#1 - Bright
#2 - Bright, slightly fuller
#3 - Brighter, seemingly easy to play
#4 - As bright as #3
#5 - Slightly tinny, shrill; it looked like you used more effort to play this one.- As usual, the $0.02 fee is waived for my opinion.
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RE: Special music reading glasses
@bigdub said in Special music reading glasses:
On the paper stuff, I seem to mistakenly see the note on the next space up or down. If it’s really a c in the staff I think it might be a d. Like that.
Same here. I've been using reading glasses combined with my progressive bifocals, and they're adequate, although a little awkward. I have a prescription now for musician's glasses (single vision). Once I get them, I'll report on their effectiveness.
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RE: RIP Trumpet "Master"
@Newell-Post She's on LinkedIn and indirectly on Facebook. I have no account with either, so if someone does wants to contact her, this would be the easy way.
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RE: Wonder which Valve Oil they use.
@GeorgeB All the instruments appear to be period-correct. Did you notice the drumstick tips?