Posts made by J. Jericho

I just watched this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Vn9V-tRCo&list=WL&index=638&t=0s

My wife's cousin was Salutatorian in her class, but she has the common sense of a chipmunk... and she graduated from college over 40 years ago.

Nah! It's vise grips for sure.

@BigDub said in Artist on BOARD:

Switch email?

I knew you wouldn't need three guesses!

"'Cause I'm a Blonde" is is one of my favorite songs, and Earth Girls Are Easy is one of my favorite movies. Julie Brown is just hilarious. She's come up with other creative songs, but I think "Cause I'm a Blonde" is still the best.

@BigDub Several years ago Yahoo! lost a number of months of my important e-mail. It took me about a year to transition to gmail, but I'm glad I did. My wife still suffers with Yahoo!, but her account is enormous, and she's been reluctant to change. She started the move to gmail recently; it's going to take awhile.

(There's a hint in this message somewhere; I bet it won't take you long to discover what it is.)

@Seth-of-Lagos John Barry and "favorite music" go together extremely well IMO.

I've started dropping hints on YouTube. We'll see if there are any results.

@ACB said in Harmon Mute Showdown!:
Let me know your thoughts!

Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate these mutes!

What I heard:

Tom Crown aluminum - Nice bite to the sound
Tom Crown copper - A bit more muted (no pun intended)
Tom Crown brass - Velvety
Soulo - A hollow, but intimate sound. Worst intonation of the group.
Faxx copper - Very nasal
Trumcor Zinger - Full, less "Harmon" sound, more open
Best Brass aluminum - Dry, smooth sound
Best Brass copper - Full, resonant*, almost like a cup mute*
Best Brass brass - Airy, mellow*. Like a straight mute*
Jo Ral Bubble aluminum - Wooden sound

I realize that you do not stock original Harmon mutes nor Humes & Berg, but I would like to have had these in the mix for comparison.

• Yes, I realize that the terms "resonant" and "mellow" normally apply to straight mutes and cup mutes respectively, but this was a comparison of Harmon mutes, and the terms I used help describe the cup and straight mute timbres I heard with these examples.

@neal085 Good to have you with us again!

When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office.
"Is it true," she wanted to know, that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?"
"'Yes, I'm afraid so,"' the doctor told her.
There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied, "I'm wondering, then, just how serious is my condition because this prescription is marked 'NO REFILLS'.."

My Claude Gordon Benge (.468/.464 bore) was one of the best-playing trumpets I ever encountered. A truly exceptional horn. After it was stolen from me, I could not find another, which prompted me to pick up the Olds Opera I mentioned above.

Two 5-string bass guitars?

@ACB Very informative review. Not pleasing to the ear, even with you playing. Was the above photo taken after you tried to correct the design?

@BigDub I'm guessing here, but is it because GG is more brittle and matches that particular characteristic of wood so there's less variation in drag on the cutting bit?