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This beats hands down any of those "no pressure" videos with trumpets hanging from strings - and you get to drink the beer at the end.
Prost!!

@Tobylou8 said in RIP Trumpet "Master":

upset trollish person

= archetypal trumpet player

I like to think things were generally a bit different in TM, and Trumpetboards.com is yet to experience its first (malevolent) trolling outburst.

(I know I'm trolling, but I'm well-intentioned, just check my emoticons )

That's Edward's old Committee.

@BigDub : not at all! Childish would be to also translate it to Fudd speak so everybody would understand what I meant:
"Doughts about moudpiece pwacement"

It probably has nothing to do with the kind of oil.
IMHO, it's the result of valve wear, surely more visible for new horns - the paper towel trick as mentioned by Dr GO is a must for the first few months (also inside the bottom caps). After that it depends on the horn, personal habits (e.g., valve block inclination), amount of playing, etc. but I would say there is no reason for alarm, but surely a reason for cleaning.

Present.

Nice, different brass work, loved the movie (for people in Europe, it's available on Mubi)

@Trumpetsplus : They have been on my Shew ever since I received them (txs Ivan for sending them to this side of the Atlantic with a very friendly postage fee). I fiddled a bit with the positioning, they now rest higher between the valves most of the time (= tighter fit). Sloting improved a lot, it's easier to lock the right notes in place.
They simply work. For me. Meaning = nothing wrong with the trumpet, it's me who needs the extra help, most probably going against the more loose/lighter characteristics of the Shew, that are there by design.

Recently found, loving it:

Here's what I'm wearing today, I believe it has a SII movement (= Seiko).

Casi lo mismo para mi, pero sin el euskara y con el portugués.

Looking forward to new album

Exactly! And I like to find the less expensive ones, with reliable japanese quartz movements, that look nice! I have a couple of mechanic ones somewhere, but they need servicing/repairing.
The ICE is the most expensive one I have, it was a gift from a car dealer, but I had to buy the car.

Hi barliman2001. The Gaudet family bought Courtois at the beginning of the XX century or so. Gaudet trumpets are commonly found in French auctions, and I think they were their answer to the a growing demand for cheaper horns (Couesnon territory, in my perception). I've seen Gaudet trumpets with Courtois marked valves - I don't know if this was the case for all of them. I think there are also some more recent models that don't look much like a Courtois, maybe stencils.

http://abc-musique.fr/occasions/2801162-trompette-utbb-courtois-gaudet/

@administrator : count me in (me and my rabbits)

Forgot to say I have no idea how good they are.