Posts made by J. Jericho

Nothing special trumpetwise here, either.

Most memorable Independence Day: My wife and I were driving back from some really nice fireworks when we got rearended by some drunk who fled the scene and totalled his borrowed Ford Expedition shortly thereafter. My wife sustained neck injuries which I suppose could have been worse had it not been for the headrest.

Damage to our car came to within about $2 of it being totalled, but a great repair shop restored the damage perfectly. Unfortunately, that car got totalled at a later date in a trumpet-related incident, a story for another time.

We were subpoenaed to appear at the miscreant's trial as witnesses for the prosecution. Not surprisingly, he did not show up, as he had fled back to Mexico, presumably to take advantage of the availability of tequila there and likely harm more people in the process.

I would think that a lack of concentricity/alignment would be the cause of this phenomenon. I recall occasionally seeing mouthpieces that had a very slight ridge in the throat area where it appeared that the cup and the backbore were not in perfect alignment. One could speculate that this occurs more often in mass produced mouthpieces than in custom/limited production ones. In any event, clocking a mouthpiece can help to discover if such a flaw exists in any given mouthpiece.

@ssmith1226 AI Jesus speaks English fluently.

@shifty said in Bots are getting scary:

Hal kills Dave in simulation:

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-artificial-intelligence-drone/

Disturbing, but not unexpected.

@kehaulani-0 said in The Beatles Are Back, Sort Of:

What, pray tell, is "deep fake"? Isn't this just digital overdubbing, or embedding, which has been going on for some time and is a recognised and legitimate technique?

Just go to YouTube and type "deep fake" in the search field; you'll find some interesting results.

What'll they (AI creators) think of next? And do we want to find out?

You might get some hints here: https://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/ConnTrumpet.html . While availability is spotty, two 28B Connstellations sold on eBay within the last month. Also, you could contact https://www.dillonmusic.com/ , https://www.austincustombrass.biz/ , and https://www.brassandwinds.com/ , to name a few sources, and ask them to be on the lookout for what you want. A little patience goes a long way. A lot of patience may be necessary. Good luck!

Hey! How about this? It's just a matter of time before AI video and audio combine in new and exciting ways. When it does, we can enjoy a video of AI Arnold Schwartzenegger using AI Frank Sinatra's voice to sing "Feel Like A Woman", or AI Olivia Newton-John using AI Florence Foster Jenkins' voice to sing "Macho Man". Ah... the possibilities are endless!

It just occurred to me that, although there are a limited amount of Abraham Lincoln sound bites available from which to choose, there's a wealth of JFK voicing available. Perhaps there could be AI JFK singing "Another One Bites The Dust" instead... or even better, with a little more AI development, AI JFK and AI Lincoln singing the song as a duet!

@ssmith1226 What's next... AI Abraham Lincoln singing "Another One Bites The Dust"?

Interesting timing, GeorgeB. I had my first cataract surgery a week before yours, and my next one is set for next Tuesday. My post-op instructions say normal activity is OK after a week. My experience with surgery in general is that full recovery takes a lot longer than predicted by my doctors, so I take a conservative approach. I may try to play this weekend to get a feel for what it's like, and Easy Does It is my plan. I registered for Taps Across America https://www.tapsacrossamerica.org/ today for Memorial Day 2023, but it remains to be seen If I'll be able to participate.

I wish you a remarkably good recovery and the best of health!

"D"-shaped Bach tuning slide:

Osmun Music

"C"-shaped/rounded Bach tuning slide:

Mouthpiece Express

@ssmith1226 Single brace on outer tuning slide, what appears to be an Amado water key on a "C" shaped tuning slide, no adjustable 3rd slide apparatus, no apparent bulge nor reflection from what would be the hexagonal end of the mouthpiece receiver. Probably not a Bach. No irregularity/reflection where the 3rd slide stop limit screw would be found on a Yamaha, either.

Here's a blurry video of probably the same horn. A ring on the 1st valve slide and dents in the bell:
Youtube Video

And if that's not blurry enough, check out this extra-blurry video:

Further sleuthing is indicated.

@administrator No hurry. Whenever it's convenient for you.

@administrator Hopefully at some point you will reveal the prompts you used.