Posts made by neal085

@flugelgirl said in Trombone Help:

@neal085 true enough. Entry level Yamaha AD line is made in China. Conn-Selmer Prelude line are also made in China. King seem to fare a bit better, though, and are made in the Eastlake factory. Jupiter are made in Taiwan, but intermediate and pro models are very nicely made and leagues above the entry level.

That's great info - thank you! Think we're going to go with the King this time around.

@bigdub said in A little humour:

@dr-go
They have rabbits on the African plains?

I believe rabbit species are found on at least five continents, including central/southern Africa. FWIW.

@flugelgirl So I was talking to the local band rental shop today, and he said they recommend King over Yamaha for student horns. Said most of the Yamaha student stuff is made in China, while King's are still made in the US.

Anything to that?

@jolter said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

I bet the mic was never supposed to be hot...

Oh dear. That could make me resign from trumpet playing, and possibly life.

I've had to resort to this ploy a few times.

@flugelgirl Is the 200 AD from the Advantage line? I just spoke with someone at a local music shop, and they indicated the 354 and 200AD were the same horn, but for different markets. Is that accurate?

Thank you for all the info, BTW.

My 8th grader is starting on trombone this year, and I need to grab him a student horn. I've always had success with Yamaha student trumpets, so am leaning that way on 'bone as well. Just perusing eBay, I seem to find both the YSL-354 and YSL200AD in the $200-300 range.

Does anyone have any experience with them, is there much difference? Any reason to choose one over the other one?

Thanks in advance.

@j-jericho Man, I love Harry James. Great sound and such smooth chops.

@_mark_ I remember having the same thought when I was early in my trumpet playing, so two things to keep in mind.

1. That's a question that will answer itself for you as you develop proficiency and some of those same things become easier for you.

2. It's like anything else. Go watch video of Mike Trout hitting big league home runs, Tyreek Hill running through the secondary, Steph Curry shooting half-court 3-pointers. They make it look easy. Pros are really, really good.

Don't let that discourage you. You don't need to develop elite world-class abilities for the trumpet playing to become a lot easier for you. Good instruction and practice will do that.

For our edification, can you identify each of them?

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.....

Just kidding. Happy 2021 to you, too.

@gloucestre Welcome aboard.

@administrator said in Personality and Taste in Classical Music:

What did you answer for "eliminate this instrument" question? I chose the flute, but it was a toss-up between that and the triangle.

Yep, booted the flute. I typically find it difficult to enjoy that instrument.

And if you'll forgive some boldness on my part, I would like to note that this, like all online tests, is so arbitrary as to render any accuracies a mere product of sheer coincidence. Oh, I took the bait and participated. It said I was melancholic, which is 50 shades of laughable.

For clarification, while I do live in a rural Texas suburb, I'm not from Egan, and I didn't win the mayor race. That was just a funny election day notice I saw last week, and thought I would share as a humorous distraction from the greater political drama.

I do appreciate the congratulations, and may use this momentum to run for office. If I can just build on the trumpet player voting base, I feel like I could run on a platform of making the trumpet our official national instrument, making it illegal to play viola in public, and maybe build National Mouthpiece Safari Parks.

Breaking news from City Hall in downtown Egan, Texas...

The people of Egan have spoken and it is with great humility and astrophysics that I accept the unanimous consent of the 28ish people of Egan who have sent a resounding message to Washington.

I want to thank all 28 of you who have placed your faith in me again. I categorically refute the notion that it’s not a “real mayoral office”because it’s not a “real town”. Why else would the highway department make and mount signs in six different places pointing you in the right direction to Egan? Two have how far from Egan you are...one says 2 miles the other says 3. No really, why do they do that?

Even though no one has ever actually pulled into the Egan Mobil gas station and said, “Hey buddy, which way to Egan?” Cuz the answer would be, “You’re here.” The signs are there just in case you need it and it’s comforting, just like the bald eagle, Elvis Presley and cream of wheat.

We have decided to curtail (means we won’t do it) the celebration victory party because there’s a burn ban and last time we burned down a really nice barn and two sheds. And it took four weeks to get all the confetti out of that hay bailer.

So as the world wakes up to not know’n who the next President is, here in Egan we know that we know that we know who the Mayor is.

I never got the obligatory concession call from my opponent (he’s from Mary’s Town anyway...outsider!) just a simple text, “Hey, it’s late I’m gunna watch Gun Smoke, it’s 28-0 you can have it.” Thanks Earl.

hashtagstillCovidfreeinEgan
hashtagEganistooarealtown
hashtagya’llslowdownonFM917

God Bless Egan, Texas and God Bless America.

Update: there was zero Russian collusion in the Egan mayoral race election, we have no idea what collusion is but Russia is like way on the other side of the globe on my desk so, no I don’t think they colluded.

Update #2: We thought we found a few uncounted votes behind the bus barn, it was just used scratch off lottery tickets. Wow, that’ll make your heart skip a beat. No, we had the election in the bag...I thought there was one unscratched.

Tough situation, man. Will be praying for you, sir.

I listen to a lot of jazz, and I listen to it quite regularly, and I use Pandora and Spotify and YouTube to search for new music to listen to, and this album just become one of my favorites.

This is remarkable, because I really cannot imagine how it could have failed to have ever been on radar prior to this week. It's not exactly new material.

Anyway, I'm enjoying the heck out of it now, so we're trending in the right direction....

Love his sound, and love that era of jazz.

@SSmith1226 that was great, man. Loved seeing the performers and the end credits.

And if this is the Youth Ensemble, I'll add that I sure don't know what's gotten into today's youth.

@flugelgirl I've had a B&S for several years now, and love it. Challenger II silver model.