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Curled fingers will place less side stress on the valves, reducing wear. Here's an example:

Yamaha.com

Bonus: Note posture, left hand placement, trumpet position, comments, and photo source.

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?

@BigDub Amateurs!

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 tone

Joy 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.

Here's the horn with the best intonation that I've played so far, my c.1983 Yamaha YFH-731, purchased new and modified by an exceptional tech who allowed me to assist him and work with him from time to time. He was always willing to show me how to do anything I was interested in.

https://imgur.com/prBDGIp

@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.

@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.

@Richard-III said in Why not another thread about bigger horns ?:

I spend most of my time playing french horn. Or as we like to call it, horn. Does that qualify as a bigger horn?

As for why there isn't another thread, possibly because players of other horns don't spend all their time talking about it online?

Check out http://www.themouthpiece.com/forum/ , https://www.trombonechat.com/index.php , and https://forum.saxontheweb.net/forum.php .

@barliman2001 said in Here's a nice little daily warmup...:

@georgeb That's not more uncommon than Chuck Daellenbach of Canadian Brass turning the tuba round 360° while playing the Tiger Rag... he's been doing that for almost forty years now...

That is the most spasmodic videography I have ever seen.

@Tobylou8 said in BrassReview.com is Missed:

I'd participate, but I only have 18+ horns to evaluate...

... not to mention horns you used to play.

So this is what is meant by the term "kid stuff".

@Dr-GO said in The One:
I solved that problem. I don't use it. Removed it from the horn..... Must be so for Miles and Chris Botti, as if you look at many of the pics of them playing, there is no third valve slide on their Martins.

My understanding is that Stagg buys low-end instruments from whatever sources are available at the time and then markets them under their own brand. Once in a while you get one that plays OK.

@ssmith1226 Check out https://www.themouthpiece.com/ . Most of the members live in the U.K., and all are willing to help with answers to any questions you may have.

BTW - Here's a guide to your travels in that part of the world:

@ButchA My favorite Pink Floyd album is Ummagumma. My friends and I would go to Pink Floyd concerts whenever they played in our part of the world back in the day. Dark Side of the Moon was the last tour we saw. The stage shows were always spectacular. David Gilmour is on my "Top 5" Rock guitarist list. Jimi Hendrix is the only non-Brit on that list.

Who needs AI?

@djeffers78 said in New pocket trumpet for me!:

Gloves don’t fit!...
... I'm shocked. SHOCKED!

Just a thought though...
I wonder if they sound as good out front as they do from 8” behind the bell...
...There's a way for you to resolve this....

https://www.themouthpiece.com/