Posts made by J. Jericho

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@ssmith1226 It's puzzling. She's so good at playing, yet something's missing (besides her shoes). She has to love what she does, or she wouldn't do it and do it this well, and yet there seems to be a lack of enthusiasm, and it comes across in her performances.

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

Nice story. I think we'll hear more from her in the future.

@barliman2001 I wish you a remarkably speedy and complete recovery.

This was a YouTube recommendation:

Update: The credit card charge reversals posted yesterday. This WWBW story is an illustration of potential vs. reality. They had a great sales model which they just did not fulfill - for a number of reasons.

I think Olds Ambassadors ran the whole gamut of playability (Don't ask me why; IDK). Olds made some gems and some very ordinary stones in their Ambassador line. I had a chance to buy two trumpets decades ago. One of them played mediocre, and the other played less than. In high school one of my friends had an Ambassador cornet, which played OK, but not great, and another guy in the trumpet section had one which played mediocre.

@dr-go said in Played high school trumpet:

What I most loved about high school band... is dating clarinet players. That's what REALLY developed my embouchure.

It didn't hurt if they were majorettes during marching season, either. Same for flute players. And they (the majorettes) seemed to gravitate toward trumpet players, as well.

@matt-ward You might want to post your question on a brass band forum in the U.K. that I joined after TrumpetMaster.com ended.: https://www.themouthpiece.com/ . Since they're closer to the source in terms of location and interest, someone there might have the answer.

UPDATE: I posted this moments after stumac's reply. TheMouthpiece.com is still good for a different perspective on playing.

By request - Here is a trumpet held and fingered by Kirk Douglas, who portrayed the character Rick Martin in the movie Young Man With A Horn:

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It looks like a Besson Brevete Kanstul to me. It had the forward-facing second valve slide with two button pulls, typical bell braces that can be associated with the style commonly seen on Bachs, and a single brace on the tuning slide, plus the forward-facing third valve slide stop. Those more knowledgeable than I am about Besson - please feel free to comment.

The soundtrack was played by Harry James. I don't know which brand/model he played at the time. I'd guess Selmer Paris Balanced Action, but it's just a guess.

@tmd Rereading my post should clarify the problem.

Since I received no merchandise in the 4 months since I was charged for it, and my request for/their promise of a refund had not materialized, I disputed the charges with my credit card company. I have received written confirmation of reversal of the charges from my credit card company but have yet to see them posted to my account.

Getting back on subject...

Getting back on subject...

I placed two orders for routine cleaning/maintenance supplies toward the end of last year and have not received them, although I have been charged for the purchases. Communication from WWBW has consisted of various delays, including out of stock/back ordered, canceled order, shipped order to wrong recipient, will ship order promptly, will refund all charges, etc.

Prior to these difficulties, WWBW had treated me very well. Has anyone else had similar experiences?

In researching this phenomenon, I found significantly poor ratings for the company and also that they have reportedly combined with Musician's Friend, another company with significantly poor ratings.

FWIW - I am moving my business to Dillon Music on a regular basis; they have always treated me exceptionally well.

Here's a pretty good version of Carnival of Venice. It may been posted before, but I didn't find it if it was.

@ssmith1226 I like that they painted the PVC box blue; a nice tribute. Here's my favorite; I saw this live on their tour (in 2003, I believe):

@dale-proctor Riding a motorcycle sharpens one's senses, doesn't it? One sense that doesn't need sharpening is road rash, however. I see riders that haven't a clue, and I wonder when they'll regret not considering protection.

Decades ago I set up and autocrossed a friend's Sunbeam Tiger. What a blast! It was a bit tail-happy, but it just made steering with the throttle easier.

A few years ago I had the chance to autocross a couple of Mazda MX-5s. Superb. Dale, you've got a winner there. Happy motoring!