Posts made by J. Jericho

@flugelgirl If it wasn't for the lack of identification, I'd think it was a Frankenhorn.

@stumac said in No Name Trumpet:

Judging by the knurled collars in the middle of the front and rear bracts and the brace from bell to 2nd valve the bell is removable.

Regards, Stuart.

Thanks for pointing that out. I was wondering about the braces. I missed the 2nd valve attachment. The 1st and 3rd slide stops caught my eye, though.

Insurance

Larry’s barn burned down and his wife, Susan called the insurance company.
Susan spoke to the insurance agent and said, “We had that barn insured for fifty thousand dollars, and I want my money.”
The agent replied, “Whoa there, just a minute. Insurance doesn’t work quite like that. An independent adjuster will assess the value of what was insured, and then we’ll provide you with a new barn of similar worth.”
There was a long pause, and then Susan replied, “If that’s how it works, then I want to cancel the life insurance policy on my husband.”

@administrator Come to think of it, what is Matt Brass? Or should the question be: "Who is Matt Brass?"

I have not played this trumpet; my friend lives in another state.

The blow dart gun looks like an interchangeable leadpipe insert. See the clamp screw on the mouthpiece end of the leadpipe on the horn?

What do you make of the collar connecting the bell tail to the piece of tubing coming out of the first valve?

A friend of mine who does not play trumpet acquired one and asked me what I thought of it. I replied that without a stamp on the bell, and without a serial number, I'm guessing that the manufacturer didn't want anyone to know who they were, and the look of the case suggests this as well. It looks like some Chinese or Indian manufacturer tried to copy an expensive trumpet. Chinese manufacturers tend to identify their products in some way, whereas Indian manufacturers don't. It usually takes a very long time for quality silver plate to wear off, and it looks like the plating has done so in several non-wear places, unless I'm not seeing the photos clearly. If it's Chinese, I'd guess it could perhaps sell for $175 - $375 to someone who fell in love with the modernistic look of it. However, if it's Indian, the figures would be more like $0 - $100. It would help tremendously if he could find a receipt for its purchase.

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@Newell-Post It doesn't look like anything of value was sacrificed here. The price doesn't seem out of line.

@BigDub said in Hello! Welcome to TB, who are you?:

Isn’t it great that we have 50 entirely different states, none of which represents the country in and of themselves?

Wasn't it 57 states in the previous administration?

Subject: Word Play

1. ARBITRATOR  A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s
2. BERNADETTE   The act of torching a mortgage.
3. BURGLARIZE What a crook sees through
4. AVOIDABLE   What a bullfighter tries to do
5. EYEDROPPER  Clumsy ophthalmologist
6. CONTROL  A short, ugly inmate.
7. COUNTERFEITER  Workers who put together kitchen cabinets
8. ECLIPSE What an English barber does for a living.
9. LEFT BANK  What the bank robbers did when their bag was full of money.
10. HEROES  What a man in a boat does
11. PARASITES  What you see from the Eiffel Tower
12. PARADOX   Two physicians
13. PHARMACIST  A helper on a farm
14. POLARIZE   What penguins see through
15. PRIMATE  Remove your spouse from in front of TV
16. RELIEF   What trees do in the spring
17. RUBBERNECK  What you do to relax your wife
18. SELFISH  What the owner of a seafood store does
19. SUDAFED  Brought litigation against a government official
20. PARADIGMS  Twenty cents

Old bodies don't recover as fast as young ones. Old brains don't learn as fast as young ones. I've had serious interruptions in my playing career*, and each time the recovery was slower. I wonder how I did all the things I did that seem out of reach now, but I'll continue within my capabilities to improve in spite of the frustration. It still feels good to play, and having the knowledge and experience to be able to play better as time goes on is a reassuring balance to the disappointment of things happening slowly.

• for lack of a better term

@Vulgano-Brother It certainly should suppress unwanted noise.

Very informative and interesting. Bell covers seem to be a good step towards playing in groups again.