Posts made by J. Jericho

@BigDub said in If you've got it, flaunt it...:

@Dr-GO said in If you've got it, flaunt it...:

@BigDub said in If you've got it, flaunt it...:

I don’t think I’d be able to really stretch out in those cramped conditions...

And with the $117,xxx monthly mortgage, what am I going to do with the extra cash I would have?

See if you can get WeatherTech's David MacNeil to part with his new acquisition:

cnbc.com

Here's the story of the $70M transaction: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/01/this-ferrari-just-became-the-most-expensive-car-ever-sold.html

@BigDub OK, let's narrow it down to its predominant, and to my way of thinking, inappropriate use these days in a health context. "Gut" has its appropriate use, as does "intestines". I would attribute the following quote as an example, but I haven't found the author:

"String music sounds like the scraping of a horse's tail against a cat's intestine."

Using the term "gut" instead of "intestines".

Heard this yesterday:

When driving in a country where one drives on the left side of the road,
The left side is the right side;
The right side is suicide.

If you'd like to see the link I deleted, chat me. I removed it because it's probably at least PG rated.

Is this how you celebrated National Doughnut Day?

Increasing range is not a linear process. The higher you go, the harder it is to get to the next increment, and focus must be on playing well, not on a push to get the next note. Incorporating a fixed time frame can be counterproductive. Keep trumpet playing enjoyable. While overcoming a challenge is a healthy goal for improvement, unnecessary pressure to perform is not.

My experiences with Dillon Music, Mouthpiece Express, and WWBW have been exemplary.

I have had one less-than-satisfactory experience (which got resolved in a relatively short period of time, but not without drama) in fourteen years of buying and selling instruments, accessories, and parts on eBay.

I would also like to thank A.N.A. Mendez for his help and especially adc for his generosity in providing me hard-to-find parts.

I never had a bad experience with Musician's Friend, but this was a while ago, and this company has become one to be avoided at all cost, according to many, many buyers who have had the misfortune of dealing with them.

@tjcombo I was wondering that myself. Shot-peening, regardless of the media used, has been used to surface-harden metal, so I would think the process could change the timbre of the instrument. Perhaps Dr. GO would care to comment, considering the finish on his Ambassador.

Here's what Wikipedia has to say, FWIW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_peening

In the spirit of the joke:

Sign posted on telephone pole: "Lost dog - has only three legs, tail broken, missing one eye. Answers to the name 'Lucky'",

I named one of my dogs "Spunky".

@Rapier232 said in pet peeves:

@J-Jericho

Catalog more used? Surely, only by those that can’t spell catalogue.

Maybe they can't work out the pronunciation: "Is it cat-a-low-goo? Maybe it's cat-a-low-gyoo or ca-tal-oh-gway... Screw it!! I'll just write catalog; cat-a-log!"

@BigDub When my wife and I checked in to Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter in New Orleans, after greeting us, the doorman said "Hello Benji" to our dog. We asked him how he knew our dog's name, and he replied that he didn't; he just thought she looked like the star of the movie of the same name (which is why I named her "Benji" in the first place).

@BigDub I just had another thought. I wonder if glass beading would remove paint from canvas without harming the canvas.

@BigDub Actually, buffing does remove material, while glass beading removes deposits without harming the surface. It provides a smooth, satin finish by compressing the surface evenly. Among other things, this process works well with softer or thinner materials, such as plastic and rubber, or, of course, softer metals, such as brass and copper. It's also versatile enough to be used in finishing stainless steel, and "soft" is not a term used to describe that material!

@Dr-GO said in I was a member of the old Trumpetmaster board once.:

@J-Jericho said in I was a member of the old Trumpetmaster board once.:

@Bob-Pixley Those would be the Saturn whisper keys, right?

No that would be Pierced Trumpet Tits with Rings! The Trumpet Tits purists know that was only with the standard water key.

Handel wrote his Water Music in three keys. To which key are you referring?

@Bob-Pixley Those would be the Saturn whisper keys, right?

@Bob-Pixley We'll look forward to your intelligent, asstoot comments!