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Just in case you missed the movie version, here is an actual recording.

@IrishTrumpeter The significant thing about the 7C is the shape of the rim. The inner lip of the rim is very "sharp" while the outer rim is heavily rounded. Some people think this makes it easier to lip between notes. The cup size is about average or maybe slightly smaller than average. The combination of the rim shape and the cup size might be making it easier for you to hit and hold those notes. The 7C is the standard mouthpiece often given to beginners for the reasons above. Some advanced players continue using it if it works for them. Other advancing players switch to something like the 3C which has a slightly larger cup and a flatter rim. The larger cup helps with tone and the flatter rim helps with endurance. If you want to try a "smaller" mouthpiece, one of the most common ones is the 10.5C. It has a fairly flat rim. Vincent Bach himself said the 10.5C was the perfect mouthpiece for C-trumpet or "anyone with weak lips."

"It's not a trumpet. It's a bloody euphonium!"
-- Harry, "Brassed Off" (Played by Jim Carter, "Mr. Carson" of Downton Abbey)

Yeah, I know the picture shows a mellophone. But there is no good line about mellophones in "Brassed Off".

@Rapier232 ... and Star Trek has become even more of a cartoon with the new "alternate time line" series of movies. That's what you get when you give the franchise to a guy who doesn't know how to do anything other than turn comic books into movies.

The very-obtuse-angle bell braces also look like Committee (0:49). If I heard the audio without the visal, I would probably say "maybe Committee, maybe not."

@trumpetlearner When you use the valves in combination, the notes tend to become sharp. This is most pronounced on the 1-2-3 notes of low C# and low F#, but it also happens on other notes. On almost all trumpets, the third valve slide can be extended with the finger ring or trigger to to lengthen the tubing and flatten the note to be in tune. It's sort of like a miniature trombone slide, just for fine tuning purposes. The saddle or trigger on the first slide does the same thing, but you need it much less often on the first valve slide than on the third.

@ericmonroes The most expensive? Probably Monette, as a brand; unless you get into completely custom-built, totally from-scratch one-off things made by elves in the Black Forest. (Or extremely rare antiques owned by super-famous players.)

@Kehaulani "Braces" or even "galluses". My grandfather used the latter term which I always thought was just really old fashioned. But I now find it is actually a Scottish term.

Chet played a whole bunch of different horns over the years. He kept pawning them to buy heroin.

Yamaha student model is a great place to start. You won't need anything fancier than that for several years. These topics are definitely discussed in the trumpet world. (All the time. You will see lots of threads about this topic.) I'm sure there is a list somewhere, but here are some highlights....

• Most of the big-name players of the big band era played the Martin Committee for some portion of their career. Miles Davis played Committees throughout his entire career, although he also used several other horns at different times. They built the last "real" Committee (second generation) in about 1955. Chris Botti still uses restored Committees exclusively. But you don't want a Committee unless you really know what you want after many years of development as a player.

• The Bach Stradivarius is the most common professional instrument for classical orchestra music as well as all-around, general-purpose use.

• Louis Armstrong had an exclusive deal with Selmer. (Selmer stopped making trumpets some years ago.)

• Harry James used Selmer at some times, but I believe he used the King Silversonic later on.

Once you get a little farther along, try joining a recreational community band. Ask to sit "last chair." There might be other retirees in the band who could give you informal advice / occasional lessons / some coaching. Also, try to follow a structured approach like the old "Mitchell On Trumpet" books. Start at the beginning and don't move on to the next lesson until you have mastered the previous lesson.

Ha! Try living in San Francisco.

2000: Pacific Bell Park
2003: SBC Park
2006: AT&T Park
2019: Oracle Park

But Candlestick Park was always Candlestick Park, the way God intended.

@kehaulani

"It is important to point out just how hard the Goodman musicians worked in those days. At the Paramount, the band played five shows a day (later years it became seven or eight), seven days a week. Simultaneously, it was working at the Hotel Pennsylvania from 7 pm to 1:30 am every night but Sunday.... Rehearsals for the Tuesday night Camel Caravan broadcast took place after the gig on Thursday nights until 4am." (From "Trumpet Blues.")

That was early in his career, when he was with Benny Goodman. I'm sure he slowed down later on. And he definitely liked drinking, womanizing, and gambling.

@trumpetlearner What program did you use to create that graphic? It's very good.

And the answer is..... (Well, maybe it's the answer. I'll let you know after the trip.) ..... the Carol Brass mini trumpet. See pictures below next to the Dillon pocket trumpet. The Carol is slightly smaller and the case it fits in is much smaller than the Dillon. The Carol should fit in my suitcase much better. It also came with this larger bell adapter thing. It looks weird, but it really does help with the tone, especially in combination with a larger mouthpiece (1.5C). That combination sounds almost normal, although the intonation is off more than a normal trumpet, especially in the notes below middle C, for some reason.

@Tobylou8 You wore out the cassette, I wore out the LP.