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@Newell-Post said in We're off to a good start:

ROWUK in the house....

I sure hope so, and not an impersonator. I think we'll know for sure when he makes his first post

Welcome aboard, Robin. What took you so long???

@Gendreauj said in V, V barrel and barrel trumpet mouthpieces:

@stumac
Took the information off Denis Wick website. Since it is written in British English, I may have misinterpret it.

I believe the references to V-type and Barrel in the Denis Wick comparison chart are describing the backbore, not the cup.

@Kehaulani said in King Liberty:

Diverting. I'm addressing the "why" question, which was posted by the post's originator.

Sorry, I don't see a "why" in the OP. And I thought he was referring to the "Instruments Discussion/Historical and Collector's Items" forum, not TrumpetBoards in general.

Don't forget to use sunscreen.

@barliman2001
They are on the web: https://brasswindresearch.com/

And here is some commentary from TH a long time ago: https://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102980&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

@Kehaulani said in King Liberty:

This post is, for me, exactly why this "new forum isn't exactly taking off" - jokes and gear . . and pretty pictures.

If people want a lounge type format, that's fine. I'm just making a contrast. Where's the music? I want to learn and discuss things about music, not peripheral stuff.

I recently got frustrated and decided to just go back to Sax on the Web. It has it's fair share of equipment stuff, too, but it's also balanced with more meaty musical topics, and it applies to music, in general, not just sax players.

Well, this post is in the "Instruments Discussion/Historical & Collector's Items" forum, so it seems totally appropriate. Certainly not "Lounge" material. I would expect to find the music in the "Music Discussion" forum.

@bigdub
You just seem to keep getting better and better.

@Comeback said in Getzen Club:

There are some who criticize the plastic slide stops commonly found on the Sev's and some other Getzen trumpets. Not me. I like them. They are quiet and do not project below the third valve slide, also I have never had one break or cause a single issue. They are easy to remove and replace for maintenance purposes too. They can be a little difficult to find. I have two for backups, but wonder if I will ever need them. I have experimented with the three adjustment slots on the slide stops. The slot nearest to the center of the stop works well for my third valve tuning needs.

I've got a 1997 700S and it doesn't look or feel a day older than my 2018 800S. The 700S has the plastic stop, and I'm a fan as well. Downright elegant design, IMHO, but I did have one break. At the time I found a replacement on Amazon, although I don't see it there now. But they can be found:

https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/trumpet/accessories/custom_and_replacement_parts/products/sku125082-getzentrumpet-3rd-valve-slide-stop-plastic.php

My 1959 Connstellation 28A was built before they started adding slide stops, and I wished it had a Getzen style stop. Others talk about using a string, which is decidedly NOT elegant. I use two zip ties -- one on the third slide and one on the tube exiting the main tuning slide, with heads positioned to interfere. Just rotate one to remove the slide. Call it semi-elegant

@administrator said in A real OLD comebacker here:

Feel free to join the "old guys club."

Do we have an age criterion to qualify?

@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.

Sure seems quiet here. I think the last post was five days ago. Everyone OK?

Happy Easter to all.

@trumpetlearner

I think the most common solution is to wrap a hair "scrunchie" between the second valve slide and the third valve slide finger ring, at least while the horn is sitting vertically on a stand. It can be extended to the first valve slide as well for travel. Other solutions include strings or shoe laces. Do not use bare rubber, as it will trash your silver.

@administrator, congratulations on this amazing new site. It works great on my PC and on my tablet. Yesterday, the mobile version looked great on my Blackberry Q10 as well. I could log in and use the menu to find new posts. Today it appears the menu is broken, referring to the three horizontal bars at the top left of the screen. They're black on a blue background to start with and, when selected, the whole square turns grey and no menu. Can't even tell if I'm logged in. Any suggestions?

@rowuk said in Why are so many threads just getting locked down?:

I would be happy to know what the community thinks. Maybe I am just too old and grumpy.

I think J. Jericho was on point with his comment:
"There are threads for which no new posts appear for sometimes many months at a time, but for which there is no more appropriate thread when someone adds a new post. It wouldn't make sense in these instances to start a new, identical thread when one already exists, especially when starting a new one would duplicate the title, cluttering things up, so to speak, and leave no previous context to which the new post is related."

As well, a locked thread takes up just as much space as an unlocked one, so I don't see the clutter issue.

Whether or not ROWUK is too old and grumpy is another issue; one which I will not attempt to resolve.

@newell-post said in A little humour:

@j-jericho Before daylight savings time, people just adopted a "summer schedule" or "double summer schedule." In the former, they scheduled everything an hour earlier. In the latter, they scheduled everything hours earlier. Leave the clocks alone. Just change the schedule.

I agree. And I point this out in every DST discussion. DST doesn't save any daylight, and adapting schedules to nature makes much more sense. The only thing dumber than DST is "permanent" DST; only our government could cook that one up and suggest that it's a good idea.

@coolerdave
Nice to see your name pop up. Welcome to Trumpetboards.

An aside concerning the oTHer forum. In the past you could "view posts since last visit," open a link, and then "go back" to the list. Now if you do that, the "go back" sends you to "You cannot make another search so soon after your last; please try again in a short while." So I've gotten in the habit of right-clicking to open the links in new tabs.

It's one thing when there's room for improvement, another thing when something that worked fine before gets messed up.

https://www.pictouadvocate.com/obituaries/bellefontaine-george/article_657ce330-3530-11ee-ab37-6f81e304089d.html