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    Mike Ansberry

    @Mike Ansberry

    Olds Super Recording 1947 w/sleeved leadpipe
    Olds Super Recording 1949
    Olds Recording 1970's
    Olds L-12 Flugelhorn
    Olds Super 1947
    Olds Super 1970's
    Eclipse MR
    Conn 40b Vocabell 1933
    Boston 3 Star cornet 1890's
    Scherzer 4 valve rotary piccolo
    Bach 37 (Son's)
    Holton Collegiate (Son's)
    Buescher mdl 15 cornet (Dad's)

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    • Soon to be my new Bobby Herriot model Getzen

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      posted in Bb & C Trumpets
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    • Pleased with my progress using Balanced Embouchure

      I posted this over at TH but thought I'd share it here too:

      I'm really happy with the progress I've made using BE. In addition to my BE routine and other stuff I've added playing real book melodies up an octave. I have been able to play tunes up to the G above high C. I don't claim to own that note. It is thin and ugly, but it is there. During my BE routine I can play exercises above the G, some days up to double C. But again they are not really usable yet. But they are there. My endurance is also way up.

      I am very anxious to have a gig. I haven't played a gig since March. I hope what I have worked on in practice will translate to the job. The proof is in the pudding where the rubber meets the road.

      posted in Range
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    • Conn 12b

      A friend gave me a 1957 Conn 12b. He was expressing his gratitude for repair I’ve done for him over the years. It is a little beat up but I can fix that. MAN, WHAT A GORGEOUS SOUND IT HAS!!!

      posted in Bb & C Trumpets
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    • RE: Olds Pinto?

      @N1684T said in Olds Pinto?:

      Agreed. Big clue is Olds Pinto used a plastic valve block;)

      During the late 70's I made my living as a full time repair tech at the local music store. I saw quite a few Pintos and its cousin, the Reynolds Ranger. They did not have plastic valve blocks. They were brass valve blocks coated in a thick plastic. They could be taken apart without a torch, and the valves were interchangeable. And they sucked big time. But they were nearly indestructible.

      posted in Vintage Items
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Set lists

      @BigDub I got an iPad a couple of weeks ago. I'm still working on getting everything into ForScore, but it helps a bunch. Now I don't have to carry 3 large books with me. Just an iPad. Okay, truth is I'm old and don't trust technology. I still keep the books in the car just in case something goes wrong with the iPad. But it is a lot easier anyway.

      posted in Music Discussion
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Soon to be my new Bobby Herriot model Getzen

      Hey, Kehaulani. It is an Eterna Large Bore. Have you played one? They are one of the unicorn trumpets. I had one in my shop for repair a few years ago. It was dogged out but was an incredible player.

      Do I need it? No. The only horn I really need is my 1949 Super Recording. Will it get playing time? Yes. And the upturned bell will help me deal with playing over the stand into a mic during performances.

      I do have a couple of horns that are great horns but don't get playing time. I would like to sell them, but no takers so far.

      posted in Bb & C Trumpets
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Vintage Horn Eye Candy

      @administrator ![alt text](IMG_1858.jpg image url)

      posted in Vintage Items
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    • RE: Brick & Mortar Music Stores

      @Dr-GO said in Brick & Mortar Music Stores:

      @djeffers78 said in Brick & Mortar Music Stores:

      Wow!
      Cincinnati has still quite a few mom and pop music shops.

      djeffers. Do you know if Buddy Rodger's Music is still around. I use to teach trumpet lessons at their North College Hill location when in college at the University of Cincinnati. I remembered they had an excellent selection of sheet music... and instructors as well!

      My parents rented my first cornet from Buddy Rogers back in 1963. My dad taught at North College Hill High School from 58' until 67'

      posted in Lounge
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Favorite Music

      This is the song that got me started (no pun intended) on trumpet. Al Hirt playing I Can't Get Started.

      posted in Miscellaneous
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Soon to be my new Bobby Herriot model Getzen

      Aw, man. I'm just getting over a respiratory infection. You made me laugh so hard I coughed my (unicorn) @ss off.

      posted in Bb & C Trumpets
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    • RE: Pleased with my progress using Balanced Embouchure

      @rowuk Thanks for the input. I just got a new computer and it has no sound input built in. I am waiting on a Focusrite 2i2. When it gets here I'll do some recording. Listening to yourself is for sure a good way to judge progress and plot ways to improve. I am also anxious to listen to my improv. I've been working on it and I think maybe I don't totally suck anymore.

      I play in a couple of big bands, a couple of small jazz quintets, and a couple of horn band rock groups. It sounds like a lot more than it really is. With all that combined I'm actually working one or two gigs a month when we aren't in the pandemic. The Balanced Embouchure workout has made C up to Eb feel like middle range. When I get the Focusrite in I'll record some of the horn band stuff and see what the high notes sound like. I am hopeful.

      posted in Range
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: A little humour

      @j-jericho That took me a couple of minutes.

      posted in Lounge
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      Mike Ansberry
    • Pleased with my progress using Balanced Embouchure

      I posted this over at TH but thought I'd share it here too:

      I'm really happy with the progress I've made using BE. In addition to my BE routine and other stuff I've added playing real book melodies up an octave. I have been able to play tunes up to the G above high C. I don't claim to own that note. It is thin and ugly, but it is there. During my BE routine I can play exercises above the G, some days up to double C. But again they are not really usable yet. But they are there. My endurance is also way up.

      I am very anxious to have a gig. I haven't played a gig since March. I hope what I have worked on in practice will translate to the job. The proof is in the pudding where the rubber meets the road.

      posted in Range
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Complete Beginner

      @georgeb said in Complete Beginner:

      @trumpetlearner
      There are lots of folks here will give you good advice, but not having a professional standing beside you to see what you are doing wrong can lead to developing a lot of bad habits. An you will do things wrong, believe me. Posture and proper breathing are good examples.

      Indeed. Getting some lessons with a real player would be the best idea. Skype or Zoom maybe.

      posted in Pedagogy
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Complete Beginner

      @kehaulani Standard of Excellence is a good choice for starts. You can get it with an accompanying cd/dvd for a few extra bucks.

      posted in Pedagogy
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Tinnitus sufferers here ?

      @dr-go said in Tinnitus sufferers here ?:

      White nose generator at the bedside can help quit a lot.

      How does having a white nose help?

      Sorry, Gary, I just couldn't resist that.

      posted in Medical Concerns
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Tinnitus sufferers here ?

      I have had tinnitus for over 40 years. It started in a rock band in high school. In my day our idea of ear protection was stuffing paper napkins in your ears. I taught band in a classroom with an 8 foot ceiling for the last 15 years of my teaching career and that sure did not help. Not to mention playing in loud bands.

      I guess I just got used to it over the years. I hate it, but it doesn't keep me from sleeping. I have a pair of wireless headphones that help me hear the TV. In ear monitors have saved my trumpet playing career. (such as it was)

      posted in Medical Concerns
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: Famous Signature Songs

      @georgeb Eddie Calvert seems to be the trumpet player most associated with Cherry Pink.

      posted in Jazz / Commercial
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: My iPad Pro 12"

      When I saw the Boston Brass a few years back one of the trumpet players had a blue tooth trigger mounted on his horn.

      posted in Lounge
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      Mike Ansberry
    • RE: My iPad Pro 12"

      I wish I had enough memory to memorize all my charts. I'd say it's because I'm getting old, but I've always been this way.

      posted in Lounge
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      Mike Ansberry