I get your point about replacement parts and I think it's a valid one, but OTOH, I've never had to work with a secondary horn, ever, nor have I ever been in a compromising position due to a malfunction. YMMV.
Posts made by Kehaulani
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RE: Most bang for your buck!
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RE: Maynard was no disciplinarian ?
@moshe said in Maynard was no disciplinarian ?:
Maynard was probably too nice to be a disciplinarian,
relying on someone else to do the necessary dirty work for him.
Stan Mark was apparently the disciplinarian for 9 years
so when the other band members rebelled against Stan Mark
Maynard fired Stan Mark by giving him a steak and wine dinner, not the way that Buddy Rich used to fire people:
Does anyone kow how strict or loose Maynard was as a band disciplinarian?
Moshe / Morris
Where does he say he was the disciplinarian and that Maynard was too nice and relied on someone else?
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RE: Most bang for your buck!
Aren't those Jupiter models relatively recent? How does one compare it's intrinsic value when comparing it to a horn that's a half century, or more, older?
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RE: How do you feel about vibrato?
Not really asking what one feels is logical, but authentic, original sources, i.e. texts, commentaries, etc. I could've been clearer.
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RE: How do you feel about vibrato?
When did vibrato become commonly used on trumpet?
Were earlier trumpets, in ensemble playing, vibratoless and then vibrato added later?
Did the technological advantages in trumpet construction have a concurrent influence on trumpet vibrato? -
RE: Is a $280 New Bach Stradivarius Trumpet too good to be true?
@ROWUK said in Is a $280 New Bach Stradivarius Trumpet too good to be true?:
As far as Americans out of work, that is how capitalism works. Money does not care if a specific group of people are employed. It only cares if anyone is left to buy the products.
Yes, let's hear it for capitalism at it's best.
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RE: Chet on Commitee?
LOL! You mean she's not from New York?
(I used to drive by hBingen every week.)
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RE: How do you feel about vibrato?
You don't think masters like Henry Red Allen and Ruby Braff don't know what they're doing? I think it's perfectly reasonable to not like someone's playing and, at the same time, acknowledge their qualification to play that way.
For example, I'll probably never plunk down a Cecil Taylor track, but he's a monster . . a MONSTER.
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RE: So how did you start out to learn the trumpet?
@Dr-GO said in So how did you start out to learn the trumpet?:
. . but I get the last laugh as I now sign my name as Gary M. Onady MD, PhD]
You know what they call the guy who finished last in medical school, right?
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RE: How do you feel about vibrato?
@FranklinD said in How do you feel about vibrato?:
Vibrato is real awful when it becomes a habit like the Armstrong followers Henry Red Allen and even worse, Ruby Braff who finishes every note with an awful vibrato, almost a shake.
I think that's called style.
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RE: Most bang for your buck!
"Best bang for the buck" is in the eye of the beholder. There are gear-knowlegeable posters who know brands/models much better than I, but the best horn I've found is a Conn 38B Connstellation.
They seem to be around $1,200.00. Some good other horn buys can be had in the $600.00 - $800.00 price range, but I don't consider them professional. and I guess this is where "Best Bang" comes into play.
A Connstellation is a professional quality horn. I believe it has the same qualities of new, professional horns costing three times that much. It has been played in the full gamut of playing situations, from symphony to jazz combo.
One good examole is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBXzw7Llhpk&t=1060s
or here:
An aside is that the finish on Connstellations is almost bullet proof and they have held up well, cosmetically, for those who care.
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RE: So how did you start out to learn the trumpet?
Newell mentioned a rock band, which reminded me of my first rock band. I was in the 9th grade in this photo. This is the Tikis Band. Dig the instrumentation, LOL (although one of the guys on guitar played piano, Jerry Lee Lewis style).
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RE: How do you feel about vibrato?
You want a real headache, delve into it's historical use.
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RE: Artist on BOARD
@administrator said in Artist on BOARD:
Why aren't their any paintings of Hoboken?
@administrator said in Artist on BOARD:
Why aren't their any paintings of Hoboken?
They're busy painting Trenton.
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RE: So how did you start out to learn the trumpet?
@GeorgeB said in So how did you start out to learn the trumpet?:. . . with Doris Day. I was madly in love with her.
Ever see Calamity Jane? I stopped counting at thirteen times. Still got it.
My first pop tune, BTW, was Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, which my teacher wrote out for me.
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RE: Chet on Commitee?
Check out Hildegard of Bingham.
I go with Stravinsky though, who denied emotionalism in music, yet he wrote some very emotionally moving music. I wonder how often the Placebo Effect is not unconsciously used. We hear what we want to hear.
I was just talking to a visual artist the other day, who described music in tangible, visual terms where I did not, leaning to the more abstract interpretation. "Different strokes" and all that.
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RE: How do you feel about vibrato?
Add wind vibrato, a la flute.
Some is dependent on air intensity, some on embouchure pressure, take your pick. It is the results that count.I'll add, though, that in my experience, hand vibrato is most used in older styles.
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RE: How do you feel about vibrato?
The full quote on Miles is, paraphrasing, that his teacher said, "Don't use vibrato. You're going to get old and start shaking, anyway".