One vote here for 3m/Scotchguard Tarnishield. Works well with very little rubbing, and seems to delay the return of the tarnish for quite a while.

I think you guys are just proving OldSchool's point. I used to teach pilots about electromagnetic theory. A typical fighter radar's frequency band depends on whom you're talking to:

ITU - Super High Frequency (SHF)
EU/NATO/US ECM - I band
IEEE/Radar builder - X band

Three different names for the same thing. To make it worse, ITU and IEEE can't even agree on the definition of UHF.

So I told pilots they should ask for numbers instead of names.

Without memorizing all the frequencies, it would seem the next best approach would be:

@Kehaulani said in The many Martin companies:

I did not say that.

It's pretty easy to mess up here when quoting a post that includes embedded quotes itself. You have to QC the right side panel to make sure it's correct.

@flugelgirl said in Taps Across America:

My video seems to be above the max size for this site to upload, but it is available on the Quinn the Eskimo Facebook page, and shared with the event website. I was lucky that it stopped raining just long enough!

That's what I wished I had sounded like.

@Kehaulani said in To log out:

Why do I have one blue bar on top saying Trumpetboards, followed with a bunch of icons, and then a second blue bar under it that says, "Home/Announcements/To log out"?

*note-the second bar is not permanently affixed to the title page but each forum's page. It disappears when you scroll down.

The lower blue bar is to show you where you are on the site. In your example, you were in the Announcements category. You don't need it when you're at the Home page, which just lists the cagetories. The "To Log Out" is just there as a convenience for users.

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

And the word on the street is Einstein failed math.

An urban myth, of course:

https://theeconomyofmeaning.com/2013/07/27/science-myths-did-einstein-failed-his-fourth-grade-math-class/

The disclaimer at the bottom of the page is informative:

TrumpetAdviser.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising & linking to Amazon.com.

Might explain his high opinion of Mendini trumpets.

@Kehaulani
No, I believe it's Ethan Hawke, an actor portraying Chet in Born to be Blue. Further down the page, they've got a picture that's labeled King Oliver, but looks a whole lot more like Satchmo to me

I also just noticed that, although they got her picture correct, they seem to think Alison Balsom is deceased. Glad they're wrong about that!

@flugelgirl said in C. G. Conn Club:

My most recent Bench blog post...
https://www.brassandwinds.com/blogs/news/what-s-on-my-bench-a-1911-conn-new-invention-circus-bore-cornet

That is truly beautiful. Sort of at the opposite end of the "extras" spectrum than my Connqueror. Did you add the modern water key springs? Mine has springs that are integral to the lever--I wonder when they switched to modern springs.

Needless to say, Amanda, you do nice work.

@flugelgirl said in C. G. Conn Club:

That Connquerer is pretty! I’m working on a New Invention Circus Bore right now in silver and gold with lovely engraving.

Oddly, the Connquerer has no decorative engraving; all that's on the bell is "Made by CG Conn, Elkhart Ind." But it does have a gold wash bell. Of course, a 115 year old horn doesn't come with instructions. Until recently, I foolishly assumed (because I never really tested it) that the two tuning slides were for low/high pitch and that the tuner that runs between the first and third valves was for A/B flat. But that actually doesn't work. The tuning slides are for A/B flat, and the extra tuner is for low/high pitch. With the long tuning slide, you can't quite make it up to B flat -- just a high pitch A. With the short slide, you get low and high pitch B flat.