Best posts made by J. Jericho

@jolter Sadist!

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You should see what the term for "bell" is!

I think if Walter.SK would move the mouthpiece to the side of his head, he could play by ear!

Hearing Bugler's Holiday brings back memories every time I hear it. It's been 57 years since two good friends of mine and I played it at band contest in high school.

@N1684T said in Great Idea!:

Its the "vote" right? To he right of Replay and Quote?

Yes, and if it already has a number, you can hover over it and see who voted.

@eatontkd said in Returning to my joy of music:
I'm not sure if my neighbors are annoyed or entertained by my playing/practice with the windows open!!

It shouldn't take too long for you to be sure.

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.

@barliman2001 What's the harm in continuing a discussion in which there is no apparent hostility? Nuanced viewpoints as expressed in this thread provide additional ways of understanding the concepts we examine in our conversation. Besides, repetition is no obstacle to learning.

Imagine hearing a tune, any tune, played by any number of musicians and saying: "All right, I've heard it enough times; I don't need to hear it again." Shouldn't we have the option of hearing the tune repeated, whether by the same or by additional musicians? And have you not, upon hearing this tune again, sometimes discovered something that you had not previously noticed? Can this not be applied to the subject at hand?

@Dale-Proctor said in Taps Across America:

@Curlydoc

This is the correct, accepted way of playing Taps, according to Bugles Across America as well. Here's a nice version:

It's good to see you over here now, Peter. We still recognize you... and your "weight" loss. Your hints helped, though.

Congrats, ButchA! Nice sound, BTW.

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.

@ssmith1226 "Without exception, my current colleagues of my age range, who are comeback players had a similar experience of lack of exposure to these concepts in their earlier phase of playing."

I'll add my exception to GeorgeB's. Every year on day one of junior high school/7-9th grade band, the director explained the concept/practice of filling the lungs from the bottom and using abdominal pressure to expel air along with practicing proper posture. He said this habit would provide adequate healthy oxygen to the body, regardless of one's activity or rest. In high school/grades 10-12, when the director heard a weak sound, he reminded the player to practice breath support. My trumpet teacher also mentioned breath support and posture as fundamental to proper playing.

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

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:

https://imgur.com/bWI1poc

https://imgur.com/eATy0k9

@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!

@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.

@richard-iii It wouldn't bother me a bit if you posted more.