Posts made by Kehaulani

@Dr-GO said in Playing risks in Covid-time:

@Kehaulani said in Playing risks in Covid-time:

"The government", in this case, are the highly experienced, infectious disease medical experts the President, himself, selected.

I don't think the President selected Fauci. I believe he was already in the position as the Director of the National Science Foundation Allergy and Infections Disease Division. The President can only elect to listen or not to listen to Dr. Fauci's advice.

Doesn't Fauci "serve at the pleasure of the President"?

I used a special bifocal lens that allowed me to use the custom lower lens to focus on the music (at the music's special distance), and with the upper lens, to concentrate on the conductor.

If I was conducting, I used a different set of glasses that allowed me to read scores with the lower lens and an upper lens to focus on the orchestra, itself.

Neither set of glasses served as all-purpose lenses. For general use, I used conventional tri-focals.

"The government", in this case, are the highly experienced, infectious disease medical experts the President, himself, selected.

Who would be the propogandist? This seems to me, to just be another step closer to learning more about the disease and how to handle it.

@Dr-GO said in Clean with 'alcohol'?:
Check out all the snipes he deleted.

What I deleted were not "snipes", they were comments supporting what I previously said, but I deleted them just to lower the temperature. Evidently, it doesn't matter.

I'm not going to let this deteriorate into a "he said, she said" bickering. I have nothing else to say. Just leave me alone and I will be more than happy to do the same.

@Dr-GO said in Clean with 'alcohol'?:

@Kehaulani said in Clean with 'alcohol'? I use Everclear. 95% Alcohol. I drink a big swig then play my horn. Kills everything in it. "Including brain cells."

Relevant to Kehaulani and his recent posts, that goes without saying.

Am I going to have to tolerate cheap, off-topic sniping like calling me brain-dead, going forward? This is like a playground bully who just has to have the last word, even though it's not even called for.

If we can't avoid finding opportunities to slip in cheap, crude shots, I may just reconsider my participation in this forum.

I use Everclear. 95% Alcohol. I drink a big swig then play my horn. Kills everything in it.

@Dr-GO said in Opinions on Valve Oils?:
Orientation on how to oil valves?

Well evidently or he wouldn't have asked the question.

@Dr-GO said in Opinions on Valve Oils?:
The video above is for a compulsive cleaning. With weekly oiling, I skip all but the wipe down of the pistons. That I always do, and will also clear away all of the biofilm on the rim of the valve bore.

Seems to me that the OP is a novice so thorough orientation might be in order.

No good deed goes unrewarded on the internet.

@IrishTrumpeter said in Opinions on Valve Oils?:

@Dr-GO said in Opinions on Valve Oils?:

@djeffers78 said in Opinions on Valve Oils?:

Preferably Hetmans 2
But anything works fine as long as it’s not Blue Juice
If Holton oil was still a thing I’d still use it. I’ve heard Linzoil is the same but haven’t tried it

I used both Holton (my initial favorite) and Blue Juice. I also was tempted by Monster Oil. Of these Monster Oil really slowed down my valve action, Blue Juice was just OK, and Holton did fine. However Ultra Pure gives me the fastest action, lasts the longest and leaves less residue in between oiling as I noted from wiping down the valves prior to re applying oil. Learned the valve wipe down technique from Rowuk.

Hey Dr Go - would you have a link/description of the Valve wipedown technique?

"The Valve-cleating Technique"? LOL. It's just cleaning you valves, isn't it?
See if this is what you're looking for:

@J-Jericho said in Memorable Quotations:
While we're on the Military: "If you want to march, join the Army. If you want to fly, join the Air Force. If you want to have steak for dinner every night, join the Navy. But if you want to fight, join the Marines!" I don't remember the source; just something I heard long ago.

LOL. Actually, I used to walk right next to a field that would have leathernecks and swabbies playing football. Eventually the stands would empty with them fighting each other

@J-Jericho said in Memorable Quotations:

@Kehaulani I remembered incorrectly; the actual quote is: "Join the Army; travel to exotic, distant lands; meet exciting, unusual people and kill them." https://www.loc.gov/item/2015648403/

Thanks Jerico. That's what the poster says but I find it hard to believe that they could use the "kill them", officially.

Can you show me a copy of that one, Jericho? Having worked in Air Force Public Affairs in the Pentagon for a few years, I'd love to see that for contrast.

When asking First-Call L.A. Studio player Bob Fleming about all the intricacies involved in getting a good breath on trumpet, he said, "Cough", which I did. Then he said, "See?"

@ Dr GO - I'm not going to prolong this subject, rather move along to new ones.

That's good to know. I paid $300.00 for a used Committee case, and when I got it stunk so much I couldn't use it. (Of course the seller, now $300.00 richer, didn't mention it.)

I tried everything and absolutely nothing worked. I finally had to get rid of it. Glad, for the future at least, to know of your solution. Thanks for sharing it.

There's no need to take this personally. I was observing how it was a matter of personal taste and, frankly, marveling that we could have varying tastes and, yet, still have respect for one another. I thought that was pretty cool.

Regarding the horn, specifically, the bends and curves may have an acoustical reasoning but there are other shapes that work equally well. But it's still a matter of personal taste whether or not someone finds it attractive.

That horn doesn't have some kind of superior engineering to it over many other horns. If it did, we could make a long list of key players throughout the world who play them. But we can't. It's just one of a number of great horns that someone might enjoy owning.

Look. I'm not saying it's a bad horn or that it was selected just for its appearance.
I just think it's neat that we can find a difference in some tastes and, yet, find common interest in others.

Regarding the purple house, it wasn't illogical. It's just a continuation of the same theme. It's the recognition that people can be proud of things regardless of other's tastes.

The doctor who plays jazz comment wasn't made condescendingly, it was just meant as a compliment to your achievements.

Regarding your current income, I would suggest that it's based not on your present work as a doctor, alone, vs. musician, rather of your retirement income as a University Professor+ present medical work, vs. musical jobs. Or am I wrong here. Have you no university/medical retirement income?

Having said all that, I don't appreciate your calling me ignorant and using foul language. Frankly, I wouldn't do that to other members of the forum and am surprised that you would lower yourself to that. This reaction is way out of proportion to what was said. I don't think I would get an apology but at least I hope we can put this to rest.

@GeorgeB said in Mouthpiece too large?:
That is one gorgeous horn, Doc.

I think it's gaudy bling. Goes to show you how differing tastes can be.

There was a Filipino family that lived a few houses down from me that re-painted their house. Purple. Looked beautiful to them.

On my recording of Pictures at an Exhibition with some fearless solo work by Bud Herseth as done on a 7C. His sound sounds big enough to me.

If you want to refer to "pros" it would be nice to know what you mean. I knew scads of pros who used, by your definition, small mouthpieces. I got a back-up mouthpiece from Ray Triscari that was like a drilled out dime.