Posts made by Richard III

@j-jericho said in Mouthpiece issue:

I always find it odd and annoying when a new member posts a question (in this case, two), gets good responses, and then........... nothing! No acknowledgement, no more posts.......... nothing!

Frequently I ask a question of them before adding anything else. That is to find out if they are still there and paying attention. I also ask myself if the comments I make are to help them, or just to impress everyone with my vast knowledge. If it is the latter, I usually skip posting.

Of course that means the world is denied a huge opportunity to expand their knowledge base and be guided to enlightenment. Ooops. Maybe this was one not to post.

Had a few falls, broke ribs, having trouble holding the trumpet, difficulty with low notes and looking for answers. Sounds like a general conditioning program is in order. What kind of rehab are you doing and what is the physical fitness regime going forward?

@trumpetb said in Could there be another Bix today:

Bix is the only musician who created a separate and distinct jazz style"

Well, I think we can agree that the statement above is simply not true. He did innovate but he also pulled from classical composers and integrated that into his jazz music.

You forget that if Bix heard it, he could play it. It is realistic to think he internalized everything he heard. He was, therefore, educated in music in a way that was quite serviceable. Most players of that time did not read music. They also "knew" music in an intimate way and were also educated because of that.

Last night I had a gig with a jazz big band. I played a Conn 80A cornet in a section of trumpets. I thought I sounded appropriate. At the break, my friend the trombone player told me he heard a really dark and smokey sound coming from the trumpet section during a solo. He looked over and it was me. He knows that cornet so knew immediately the source of the sound difference. I should add that I was playing a shallow mouthpiece. I guess I didn't have quite the sound I thought I did.

Check TB and TH for cornet discussions. They generally don't go on very long and are not frequent. Many trumpet players have never played a cornet. Many players have no idea what they would do with a cornet.

So, small market with limited interest answers your question.

@j-jericho said in Body Mapping for Trumpet Players:

@dr-go said in Body Mapping for Trumpet Players:
I would love to hear commentary as to how member agree or disagree with some of this concepts. Here is a pdf of the original article. Enjoy!

https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3683&context=thesesdissertations

This study is a nice checklist for achieving a relaxed, comfortable, efficient way to play without unnecessary stress. Thanks for posting it! I suspect that many players automatically do most, and perhaps all, of the suggestions made in the paper, especially if they''re in tune with their own bodies. Explaining why each part of the body is optimized in selected positions is good reinforcement. The mention of a goal for how to use the embouchure and air is a nice addition, too. The suggestions for additional reading are comprehensive and very welcome!

In your subsequent post you mentioned the pinky ring. Personally, I use it by default, because I find that doing so positions my fingers for maximum mechanical advantage, and because this has the resultant benefit of introducing the minimum of side force on the valves, prolonging valve life. Other than a valve trill involving an open note and a valved note, which can involve the wrist in playing the trill faster when the pinkie ring is not used, I find no difference in speed and effort in fast passages whether the pinkie ring is used or not. Besides, not having to choose when to use the ring is one less thing to have to deal with, however small this decision may be.

Interesting. Lately when going from mute to different mute quickly when playing, my pinky stays in the ring. I've found it to help stabilize the horn on my face and make playing easier.

@chef8489 I am so envious of your complete set. Beautiful!

How about this? The cornet mouthpiece has a smaller hole at the end than a trumpet mouthpiece. Smaller hole means less air. Smaller hole means though conical after that they can be the same, the smaller hole always starts smaller and therefor the totality of the conical nature will always be greater.

Anyone want to guess why the serial number was removed? My thought is that it was stolen at some point.

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.

Question for the OP that I should have asked in the first place. Was there any sign of visible bruising after the original injury?

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.

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.

Gorgeous.

I've listened to to them a bunch in the past. Very approachable for the player and very marketable for the public.

I'm betting based on the amount of processing that it isn't a real player.

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.

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.