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.

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!!!

@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.

@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.

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.

@administrator 

Serial number puts it in late 1967/early 1968. My main axe is a Super Recording. My jazz horn is an Eclipse MR that I won in Leigh's contest. The Recording that I am selling plays very much like the Eclipse. It is maybe a little darker sounding than the Eclipse. I'd like to keep both, but one has to go. No point in having two such similar horns, and the Recording doesn't get much playing time.

@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'

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

Wow!

Saw this vid posted on TH. Some fine playing goin' on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s53B0PyAEOE&t=12s

I got it straightened out.

Anybody else having a problem logging into Trumpet Herald?

I will be getting the Rezum prostate treatment and will have to wear a catheter for a few days. Will I be able to practice while wearing it?

I recently bought an Olds Recording that was made right at the end of the Los Angeles period. It is in decent shape. The lacquer is about 90% and pretty dark with age. It plays almost as well as my Super Recording. These Olds Recordings from the early 1950's are real gems.

Excellent!

Shure BLX14/B98 Wireless Instrument Microphone System - H9 Band

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Looking for a wireless mic. Anybody know anything about this model or any other?

A little while back someone over at TH suggested that my tongue placement was causing the problem. Of course an argument ensued over the effect or lack of effect the tongue has on pitch.

I played with several of my various trumpets and drones and a tuner. I found that I was actually having the same problem on my other trumpets. I paid attention to what was going on with my tongue, and I found that over time I had developed a habit of not keeping my tongue as far forward in my mouth as I had in the past. I began concentrating on keeping the tongue forward and my problem was solved.

I really don't care about the physics involved. I am just glad I am able to keep the pitch up without working my butt off again.

@trumpetlearner said in Olds Recording 1951 era plays flat.:

I have no idea about this, and only looked at this thread, because I am interested in hunting out an Olds Recording at some point.

With little experience of trumpets, I can only think of the basics. So, we know that if the instrument is flat, there must be too much pipe. Some have suggested that the lead pipe could be too long, but how about one of the slides? Could the tuning slide be the wrong one for this model? I can't imagine that it would have left the factory playing flat. But I suppose the idea of the wrong length lead pipe comes from it having had a new lead pipe fitted at some point right? Is there any evidence of that? New welding for example? I suppose it's possible for a good tech to have fitted a new lead pipe without there being any evidence of the weld. But to my mind, it would be easier to have had someone switch the tuning slides at some point, either by accident, or to replace a damaged slide with one that was cheaper or easier to get.

EDIT: On my 1966 Silver Flair, I noticed that the valves, and even the tuning slide have serial numbers stamped on them, to match the serial on the outer valve housing. Is this something that can be checked? Was it common to have these markings on trumpets of that era?

EDIT: Actually, it's only the 3rd valve slide that has the numbers stamped on mine, not the tuning slide.......interesting.

The upper tube on the tuning slide is the same length as the outer slide. It bottoms out exactly on the mouthpipe when fully inserted. The lower tuning slide tube is shorter than the outer tube attached to the valve section. So there is a gap there.

But as near as I can tell, the slides, mouthpipe, receiver, valves, and bell section are the same size as my Super Recording. I once heard Arthur Benade give a lecture at the ITG in the middle 1970s. He demonstrated how the smallest difference, placed at exactly the right spot, can drastically change an instrument's tuning. I wonder if there is a small dent or imperfection in just the right place.

It is a shame. The horn plays beautifully. It is the only horn that comes close to playing as well as my Super Recording.