I'm so sad I couldn't catch this live, but darn, it works really well as an on-demand stream.
It's amazing the names that are suddenly available for this kind of light-hearted thing. All my heroes, on one stream!
Edit: I think Arturo is right, no-one apart from Sarah could have gotten all these faces up on one screen simultaneously.
@Kehaulani Surely it adds labor, but it would be considerably quicker than doing extensive engraving, and some makers did that routinely in the old days. Maybe cosmetics was an important competitive edge to have?
Those pictures sort of remind me of reproduction natural trumpets. The old masters (16th and 17th century) often would scrape the brass of the bell and tubing. We got to do this in the International Trumpet Making Workshop using a "knife" with a triangular cross-section. I was pretty nervous about removing too much material!
You end up with a pretty gorgeous finish, click to enlarge the closeups here: http://trompetenmacher.de/en/historical/building-a-copy/
More info about the workshop in the video description:
My mute bag is a ratty old backpack, so I stuff all sorts of things in it:
I find the music nearly never calls for anything else. Derby hat can be emulated by playing into the music stand, and no conductor has ever complained to the section over it.
I would like to replace the bucket with something else that's easier to put on quickly. But I'm not sure I can justify the expense, plus right now we have matching red&white buckets across the section.
The Bubble mute is really better in aluminum, I think. Copper is so heavy it falls out easily. I got it as a gift 18 years ago and somehow still didn't wear it out.
The mini straight is used as a straight, it sounds nearly identical to my larger DW straight. It sits further up the bell but seems to do the same thing. It's also small enough to use on plunger solos, for variety.
That Sinatra clip was way too good. Sinatra at his worst was still better than many artists. Time for something truly atrocious.
I bet the mic was never supposed to be hot...
@bigdub said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:
I once saw a bunch of brass players who decided to play while submerged in a city fountain. Only the bells were above the water.
I guess it wasn’t these guys. They do this fountain gig every year on the day they turn the water on for summer.
Speak about blasphemous takes on classic tunes, by the way!
@fels said in Pic mouthpieces:
I am borrowing a Getzen Eterna Pic to try my hand (embouchure) at playing pic in our quintet. Did not come with a mouthpiece. Owner uses one of his trumpet mouthpieces. I just tried my Schilke 14A4a and 13A4a and they seemed ok. Any suggestions for alternatives? I am not willing buy a pic mouthpiece for the trial - though am interested in opinions should i choose to buy my own pic.
So how did the trial go?
My one experience with a Getzen piccolo, my instinct was to run far away, fast. In other words, I found it quite hard to play and would not have taken it if they paid me. But I think they made different models and some might not have been terrible. I'm playing a Yamaha YTR-6810 now, which is in the same genre and price range as the Getzen, only built so it's in tune and sounds good.
As for mouthpieces, the Schilke and Yamaha "picc mouthpieces" have the X backbore. So, the 11A4X and 14A4X (both brands) are good candidates, depending on your diameter preference.
@Kehaulani said in Mouthpiece recommendations for young beginners:
Well, here we go in circles. Isn't a Yamaha 11C4, Yamaha's take on the Schilke 11?
I think it is, yes. And not coincidentally, an 11C4 was included with my Yamaha beginner's horn in the 80s, so that's what I played all the way up to age 23. It's actually marked "11C4/7C".
I noted they now include their 11B4 with (at least some of) their student line. I suppose that should work well for youngsters, except if the student has thick enough lips to find the B cup too shallow. Both pretty middle-of-the-road pieces, on the smaller side. They ship a 16C4 with their pro line trumpets - IMO, they might as well not include one...
In case anyone is wondering, I was in touch with Kanstul's sales office a couple of weeks ago. If you follow them on Facebook, you'll see they are/were having a fire sale on mouthpieces, 70% off.
Anyway, the information I got was that there were only two employees left apart from Jack Kanstul. One sales guy shipping out stock and a lady doing the books. Last update was, they're selling of half-finished or near-finished horns, and some bass trombones. Don't know when the doors will finally close but it doesn't look like there is much stock left of anything.
Oh hey look, I solved it myself. Turns out that the Keepass DB has a flag in the configuration for each entry, that is called "Hide this entry from Kee". Guess if that flag was enabled? Yeah. I have no idea how that happened. Shot myself in the foot, apparently.
Thanks for putting up with a silly question!
This one, I actually kind of enjoy because they obviously love the source material and are playing with it in a pretty virtuoso way. I think the use of contrabassoon here is quite inspired.
But I played it to some people who absolutely hated it! So I think it still fits the theme of the thread.
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I can live with changing the password once a year (or is it every two years?). Just curious if there was any particular reason for it, but now I know!
Hi,
Any particular reason why passwords on this site expire?
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Microsoft gives a good summary of the arguments:
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@bigdub said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:
I once saw a bunch of brass players who decided to play while submerged in a city fountain. Only the bells were above the water.
I guess it wasn’t these guys. They do this fountain gig every year on the day they turn the water on for summer.
Speak about blasphemous takes on classic tunes, by the way!
My one band has been cancelled for a year and a half.
The other band picked up rehearsals last fall when there was a lull in cases, and then as cases increased in Novemer, went full outdoors mode. Rehearsals on the regular time, in a park, whenever temperature was above freezing and no rain. About half the band shows up, but that's still enough to be playable and enjoyable. Even some of the old-timers started turning up again after they got their shots.
I don't hold out much hope for the former band ever getting started in earnest again...
OK so I just heard this and it fits too well in this theme not to post it.
Take your favorite classical tracks, play them with a heavy metal drum beat at 1.2 x the tempo. Instant album!
@tjcombo said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:
@barliman2001 Was that Vladimir Belushi doing the male vocal?
It would rather be his cousin Murat Belushi (Or is that Murat Blues?). I'm pretty sure I heard some Turkish spoken near the end there.
I liked it, my only gripes would be technical: The lipsyncing and the way they hard-panned the twins to left and right respectively made for a weird headphone listening experience.
That Sinatra clip was way too good. Sinatra at his worst was still better than many artists. Time for something truly atrocious.
I bet the mic was never supposed to be hot...
Oh man I am just finding so much good stuff...
How about some Splanky on a somewhat unusual ensemble?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ItUjCQHIBk&t=262s
Edit: I don't know why this video won't embed...
@newell-post Syphilis was one hell of a disease. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy - but that lady did produce some good entertainment for posteriority!
Here's something you might not have heard before... Tchaikovsky's piano concerto - inverted ?
I can heartily recommend all the content on that youtube channel. The older stuff is mostly this kind of "Hoffnungesque" jokery.
How about something more topical to this board?