Posts made by J. Jericho

I expect that Dale Proctor would have good input for you, too.

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.

@ssmith1226 A perfect explanation. Thanks for posting! The guy has an interesting name, too.

@dr-go said in Body Mapping for Trumpet Players:
I would love to hear commentary as to how member agree or disagree with some of this concepts. Here is a pdf of the original article. Enjoy!

https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3683&context=thesesdissertations

This study is a nice checklist for achieving a relaxed, comfortable, efficient way to play without unnecessary stress. Thanks for posting it! I suspect that many players automatically do most, and perhaps all, of the suggestions made in the paper, especially if they''re in tune with their own bodies. Explaining why each part of the body is optimized in selected positions is good reinforcement. The mention of a goal for how to use the embouchure and air is a nice addition, too. The suggestions for additional reading are comprehensive and very welcome!

In your subsequent post you mentioned the pinky ring. Personally, I use it by default, because I find that doing so positions my fingers for maximum mechanical advantage, and because this has the resultant benefit of introducing the minimum of side force on the valves, prolonging valve life. Other than a valve trill involving an open note and a valved note, which can involve the wrist in playing the trill faster when the pinkie ring is not used, I find no difference in speed and effort in fast passages whether the pinkie ring is used or not. Besides, not having to choose when to use the ring is one less thing to have to deal with, however small this decision may be.

@_mark_ Although a shiny horn is nice, shiny valves are not a goal one should seek. Most stains are inconsequential, other than the situation that Ivan described. Some players think polishing valves is a good thing. They are wrong; polishing valves to remove stains and scratches removes material, i.e. accelerates wear. Not a good thing. If the valves are sticking, the true cause must be determined before action is taken to correct the problem.

You mentioned sticky valve slides. Did you mean valves?

All the best to you and your wife in your new adventure. Please tell us more about your Trumpet Project Workshop.

Overdue update: I ordered, received, and have been using progressive bifocals with an improved field of vision. I have not yet ordered the single vision glasses, because I now have no difficulty seeing the music on the stand, and vision beyond seems normal.

YouTube threw this my way:

@jolter said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

That Sinatra clip was way too good. Sinatra at his worst was still better than many artists. Time for something truly atrocious.

I bet the mic was never supposed to be hot...

Either she's quite good or really bad. I think if she was actually bad, her timing would be off, but it wasn't. I'm guessing good, with a sense of humor. Regardless, this video is good therapy if you're feeling down.

@tjcombo said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@J-Jericho, wondering if Pavarotti's respect was based on music or The Mob

That's warped. And funny.

Frank Sinatra had some duds along the way, but overall, he was the best, along with Ella Fitzgerald, IMO. My favorite anecdote has to do with the first time he and Luciano Pavarotti met. When they approached each other, Pavarotti got on his knees, kissed Frank's hands, and said "You are the best singer that ever lived!"

@jolter said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub ...is this any way to treat Mozart?

One man's opinion; yes.

@jolter Here... Fixed it!:

Mine had its moments, mostly good. Cracked a couple of notes, though. Never did that before. The video will not be released.

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

@joelf Welcome to TrumpetBoards! You're wise to have asked someone to help guide you on your journey. Bad habits are harder to develop when you have the input of someone who knows the proper way of doing things. Enjoy!

@trumpetsplus The water key on the Ambassador is unique to the model. It has a straight lever centered under the slide, whereas the Recording slide has the trombone water key with the nipple offset from center that you see on most Olds trumpets and cornets. This is not to say that an Ambassador tuning slide wasn't adapted to this horn; stranger things have happened, and I'm not sure whether the slide widths are the same between the two.

I remember that there was an acrobat at the local Renaissance Festival who did some unusual, impressive, and dangerous things, such as walking across a flaming tightrope, and at one point he stopped and said: "I suppose it's time for me to say something like 'Don't try this at home.', but, hey... that's where I learned it!"

@dr-go Uhhhh... I hate to break this to you, but it takes eight .125" measurements to make an inch, not four. Nevertheless, a 1/8" difference can be a part of this puzzle.