Anyone want to guess why the serial number was removed? My thought is that it was stolen at some point.
Posts made by Richard III
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RE: Help me identify this Conn cornet
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RE: How Do I Date A King 2055T
I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone has a better source. I have a King 2280 euphonium with a serial number that starts with A and then six numbers. I can't find anything with reference to letters like that.
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RE: Lip pain solution?
Question for the OP that I should have asked in the first place. Was there any sign of visible bruising after the original injury?
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RE: Lip pain solution?
Thanks for the answers. Most concerning is the numbness/tingling. If that were absent I would suggest a number of physical therapies. However, due to the neurological involvement and the location of the possible entrapment I am concerned greatly. Without getting into cranial nerve distribution, if you had entered my office with these complaints, I would refer you to a facial specialist in neurology. I think the answer is out there. I would not go to a generalist as this area requires its own specialization. You might be facing some surgery. Best of luck.
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RE: Lip pain solution?
Do you find areas that are painful to pressure? Does pressure there create any other areas of pain? With pressure can you then contract the muscles?
Are there any areas of numbness? When you look in the mirror are there drooping areas? When you purse your lips, again in the mirror, is the contraction symmetrical? If not what do you see? We'll start there.
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RE: MEUTE, a German Marching Band Playing Live Techno
I've listened to to them a bunch in the past. Very approachable for the player and very marketable for the public.
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RE: Trumpet player on Pepas
I'm betting based on the amount of processing that it isn't a real player.
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RE: Band Re-start for Fall
My community band started up with the rule that everyone must be vaccinated. No masks required. Also no bell covers. I've had my own bands playing for a couple of months with the same requirement.
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RE: “Multi Instrumentalist”
There's a question that pops up on Facebook. What music do you turn off immediately when it comes on? She is one of them for me.
The schtick get's in the way of the music and I feel the music suffers for it. I get that she has skills. No denying that. But all the theater turns me off.
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RE: AR Resonance Mouthpieces
So it looks like it is gold plated. That goes for:
271.23 United States Dollar
I'm trying to wrap my head around spending that much money for a mouthpiece.
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RE: H.N. White Silver Tone Cornet Mouthpiece
@j-jericho said in H.N. White Silver Tone Cornet Mouthpiece:
@richard-iii I sold a King 7M cornet mouthpiece several years ago. As I recall, the medium diameter cup had an all-purpose/versatile "S"-type profile, sort of a combination of a bowl shape blending into a bit of a "V" taper as it approached the throat, and the rim was rounded.
A very good way to describe it. Further there is a bit more mass in the cup area. At our last band practice, my friend tried it and asked to borrow it. I'm a little afraid he will make me an offer I can't turn down.
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RE: H.N. White Silver Tone Cornet Mouthpiece
If you can find one, the Cleveland C vintage cornet mouthpiece is very nice. The shank contour seems to be unique for that era. I have two of the mouthpieces and the only difference is the rim. I also have a H. N. White C mouthpiece and it is slightly different with a smaller bore size.
FYI, I also have Cleveland mouthpieces for trumpet and euphonium/baritone that work very well too.
I also have a King 7M cornet mouthpiece that is simply fantastic. I have it loaned out to a friend. These are much harder to find that the Clevelands.
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RE: King Silvertone Cornet
It is either a King Long Cornet or King Master cornet. Value depends on condition and which one it is. The Master is more due to demand. General range is $300-$800 approximately. Condition is of course also important. If there is significant compression loss, drop the price accordingly.
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RE: The value of scales
@georgeb said in The value of scales:
I know, and I don't like to be a stick in the mud but I've seen threads fall apart because of too much humor.
If we want to keep members and attract new ones who come here looking for help and suggestions with their playing then we should take a long hard look at what we are doing.
Kehaulani, who I hope is okay because he hasn't been here in sometime, was one who shared my thoughts on this matter. He felt there was too much humor in threads dealing with the technical aspects of playing the trumpet.
In the old days of TrumpetMaster, many threads devolved into joke time. It seemed to be a popular pastime for contributors. In contrast, TrumpetHerald attracted fewer jokesters. Therefore if I wanted knowledge, I went to TH. If I wanted silly, I might visit TM. I rarely found anything of valuable (for me) content on TM. But I still visited it and now TB on a daily basis just in case. I frequently start to comment, but then think, oh why bother and skip it.
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RE: Mid 20's Holton mouthpieces
@tptguy Sorry no Holton experience with trumpet mouthpieces, only cornet.
But you do have an opportunity to try many vintage mouthpieces made by Holton for not too much money. I've done that with other makers and found some really fine mouthpieces that make the old horns sing.
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RE: Traits that make a great sight reader?
@curlydoc said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:
@bigdub I use the For Score program on my large iPad . I have all the trumpet parts for all of our community band’s repertoire loaded. I can quickly create or change playlists. The first time I look at a piece, I use my finger to highlight in red the important data such as key changes, codas , etc. If our director makes changes, it is easy to add them or remove them. It is much lighter and less fuss than hauling big folders of paper to practices and gigs. No additional music light is needed. Page turning can be done with a finger tap or a foot pedal. Revolutionary!
LMAO. Yup, old guy used the stupid letters. Anyway, all that sounds great until the thing malfunctions right in the middle of a performance. I've seen it happen to others. "Sorry, folks, were going to take a break while I get my device working again."
I'd love to find a device that shows three pages at the same time so no page turns are necessary. Anybody have one?
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RE: Traits that make a great sight reader?
@georgeb said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:
@dr-go said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:
I believe the hardest part of sight reading is being able to count. What really trips me up the most is reading where NOT to play (the rests) more so than were TO play (the notes). It all comes down to the rhythm, the feel of the song. That is what I find most challenging regarding sight reading.
I would have to agree with Doc on this part of sight reading, especially the rhythm. I don't realize how wrong I sometime get this in new pieces until I am playing with others. Then it all falls into place.
I've always found sight reading easy. But with difficult rhythms, I still use a pencil to mark downbeats in a measure. I've had band mates try this and they were amazed at how much it helped. I'm surprised at how little people mark their music to help themselves.
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RE: Chemical Cleaning
@flugelgirl said in Chemical Cleaning:
@richard-iii it could be a number of things, from methods used to skill of said tech. The flush used after chemical or ultrasonic cleaning can leave some grit if not properly cleaned out - that could easily have been the problem in this case. My general rule of thumb is if it is older than me, or if it has been really used and rarely cleaned, I don’t turn on the UC. My mentor doesn’t use a UC at all, and cleans with zero issues.
Interesting. I did see grit after the chem cleaning. Thanks.