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@Kehaulani said in Does a large bore horn take more air?:

@Kehaulani said in Does a large bore horn take more air?:

I've read a bunch of threads on this and they all devolve into other factors.

Like I said.

Albert Einstein actually said “It can scarcely be denied that the supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single datum of experience.”

What he meant was "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler."

@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.

Reference the Glacier Bay video. Positively amazing!!!

@dbtrumpet

Thanks, Dave, for posting this warmup routine. I've found it very valuable in several ways. It took me a few tries to figure out how to play it, and more to play it reasonably well. It's a nice little workout--even a routine you can run through when there's no real practice time.

Being a rank amateur, I should probably pick a horn and a mouthpiece and stick with it, but I love cycling through the horns in my signature. It used to take me a while to make the switch, but this exercise works as a "reset" for me. Even going to the baritone is easier.

I also owe you thanks for a post you made quite a while ago over on the oTHer site. You quoted a discussion about using a 3x5 card to determine your dominant lip. That led me to discover that I'm weird (in yet another way) in that my bottom lip is dominant. I can play a reasonable tone with a business card over my top lip, but the only thing I can get out with the bottom lip covered is a pedal tone.

What did I learn from that?

1. I believe I'm an upstream player with low MP placement. Moving the mouthpiece down a bit more allowed me to disable the double buzz I was getting at low C -- where my upper lip wanted to join in.

2. I'd always believed the accepted science that the top lip was dominant, so you should punish the lower lip when pressure was required. Doing that cut off my top range, making high C impossible other than early in the session.

3. The lower MP placement cleared up the tubbiness on low G and F#.

Using a bit of pressure on the top lip (in lieu of the bottom) helps with high range. Too bad my dog starts to whine when I get above high C. Otherwise, I could practice up there.

@Kehaulani said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

Well spake. I used to think that if you couldn't understand me, that was your problem and showed your lack of education. Not my fault. Why should I stoop to your level? I took an Air Force course for officers in communication. Very eye opening for me.

One of the first things I was taught was to consider your goal. Was it to show how much education you have or to get your listener to do something you need them to do? If you want the listener to understand and follow your instructions then put the words in the same context that the other person uses and will understand.

I remember punch lines, but often forget the joke/story that leads to it. So I have to make up a story that leads to the punch line. Example (using Kehaulani's Air Force setting):

The Lt was giving a briefing to the old Colonel. The Colonel asked a question and the Lt responded that the answer was pretty technical, so the old fart might not understand it. The Colonel said "Lieutenant, I can understand anything you can explain."

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

@dale-proctor said in Old Photo:

@georgeb said in Old Photo:

@dale-proctor

As for the picture, I must say, Dale, you look like a very distinguished gentleman indeed.
George

I was trying to appear so…lol. That was about 40 years ago, but I’m still playing!

And looking more distinguished than ever.

@Alex-Otis
I'm not an expert, but it sure resembles the Conn 22b New York Symphony circa 1920s. Here's a link to the Conn Loyalist, and a sample picture from trumpet-history.com:

https://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/Conn22B1924image.html

@georgeb said in This is strange.:

@bigdub

It's probably stupid of me to ask this, but is there a chance that somehow the valves may have got mixed up ?
George

Not stupid to ask. I thought it possible so I tried swapping valves around on my Getzen. Not sure I got all the combinations, but couldn't make it act anything like @bigdub's issue. Of course, different horn...

@andydavids

and

https://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1569933

@tjcombo said in Musician Jokes:

Mother to young son "what do you want to do when you grow up?

Son - "I want to be a trumpet player mummy".

Mother - "I'm sorry darling, you can't do both"

It seems that a lot of trumpet player jokes are interchangeable with fighter pilot jokes.

@richard-iii said in Why not another thread about bigger horns ?:

Of course if there were a Cornet Boards, I wouldn't even be here.

Are you a facebook user?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1514385745525221/about

When asked for his opinion on the new US Space Force Anthem, USAF Chief of Staff General C. Q. Brown's response was “I’m sure it will grow on us.”

He was being far too kind, IMHO.

@Kehaulani said in Jens Lindemann about mouthpieces:

Did you google "jens lindemann mouthpiece rant" ?

Just a Google of "lindemann mouthpieces" brings up the text on several websites, plus videos of Jens discussing the same issues.

@Dr-GO
Merriam Webster's #1 definition of "semi" is "precisely half of." So I don't think you're anywhere near semi-retired. But it sounds like you're having fun.

@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.

@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