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I've been here since we started (March 2019) and have never been asked to change my password. I do stay logged in between sessions (usually).

@georgeb said in An important MP change:

I always thought Denis Wick was big in Cornet mps but I am discovering he makes damn good trumpet mouthpieces, too.

I've been playing a lot on a Denis Wick 5 on cornet (5B at times, depending on the horn). It took a while to get used to, but the effort is worth it when I want the BBB sound. I also use a Denis Wick on baritone.

It seemed logical to assume that I might like a Denis Wick 5 trumpet piece. It has a pleasant feel, but I find it too shallow and it has absolutely no bite on the inner rim. Of course, who could know what Wick means by "Traditional French cup for jazz and light music players."

I've got a couple dozen trumpet and cornet mouthpieces, and the Wick 5 is the only one that I really can't play due to the rim issue. But I recently got a Curry 6TF that I really like.

How is the inner rim on your 5X?

I'm glad it's working for you.

“Some days you get up and put the horn to your chops and it sounds pretty good and you win. Some days you try and nothing works and the horn wins. This goes on and on and then you die and the horn wins.” — Dizzy Gillespie

@tjcombo

From Wikipedia: In 1955 Gleason gambled on making it (The Honeymooners) a separate series entirely. These are the "Classic 39" episodes, which finished 19th in the ratings for their only season. They were filmed with a new DuMont process, Electronicam; like kinescopes, it preserved a live performance on film but with higher quality, comparable to a motion picture. That turned out to be Gleason's most prescient move. A decade later, he aired the half-hour Honeymooners in syndicated reruns that began to build a loyal and growing audience, making the show a television icon.

Frame from the end of this episode.

@trumpetlearner

And the LEAST common method is probably the one I use on my Connstellation. Two zip/cable ties added to adjacent pipes so that the "knobs" hit. It doesn't interfere with playing, and rotating one tie to move the knob enables slide removal for cleaning or draining.

@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.

@adc
Amanda's horn looks to be the "Perfected Connqueror" that post-dates the original Connqueror, which is what I have. Maybe they shouldn't have perfected it? The Loyalist site says the original Connquerer was discontinued in 1902, but mine has a 1903 serial number.

Don't forget to use sunscreen.

While I'm no expert, I think my 1903 Connqueror plays pretty well. The valves look cruddy, but work well and the compression seems reasonably good -- perhaps it wasn't played much. But it was certainly the no-frills model. Matte silver (gold-washed bell) with no engraving except the Conn logo. Before I cleaned it up the local music store told the previous owner that it looked like it was made of tin. That's why he gave it to me (or rather, I saved it from the trash bin).

I found this on a cigar forum, but it reminds me of some (or a lot) of the threads and "discussions" over on TH.

**A day in the life of a forum admin/moderator

Q: How many people does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.

14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.

7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.

17 purists who use candles and are offended by light bulb discussions.

6 to argue over whether it’s ‘lightbulb’ or ‘light bulb’.

Another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid for correcting grammar.

22 to tell THOSE 6 to stop being jack@sses.

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is ‘lamp’.

15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that ‘light bulb’ is perfectly correct.

249 to post memes and GIFs.

19 to post that this page is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb page.

11 to defend the posting to this page saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant here.

36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty.

7 to ask if the brands of light bulbs used are worth the money.

19 to tell them that if they like the light bulbs, buy them.

5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs.

15 People to post “I can’t see S$%^!” and use their own light bulbs.

7 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.

4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URLs.

5 to post to the page that they will no longer post or are leaving because they cannot handle the $!%cking light bulb controversy.

4 to say “Didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”.

13 to say “Do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs”.

1 to bring politics into the discussion by adding that (insert politician of choice) isn’t the brightest bulb.

4 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.

5 admins to ban the light bulb posters who took it all too seriously.

1 late arrival to comment on the original post 6 months later and start it all over again.

This message is from a Marine Corps Colonel in Afghanistan. I think he'd be ok with Whitney and Gaga's renditions. Fingers crossed for the Super Bowl.

"So with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts.

Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten - straight up, no styling "Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world. Don't make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification.

Sing it as if you are standing before a row of 96-year-old WWII vets wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love - not because you want them to think you are a superstar musician. They could see that from your costume, makeup and your entourage.

Sing 'The Star Spangled Banner' with the courtesy and humility that tells the audience that it is about America, not you.

And please not everything needs to be spunked up! We’re getting a little weary of that.

Francis Scott Key does not need any help."

@bigdub Aargh. Took me a minute.

There was a 1969 Connstellation 38B on the Goodwill site that was subject to discussion on TH. Looked to be in beautiful original condition, including the case. It sat around at $300 for a few days, but the bidding heated up in the final minutes. Final price was $1,026.50 which, barring hidden problems, is still a good deal IMHO.

Winner was E*******o. Would that be Quinn the Eskimo? If so, I'll be awaiting a report from Amanda's Bench.

I agree with Dale. The new format is nice in that it is spread out a bit and has (if I recall) a larger font. But reconsider the font styles: the new post should be the boldest/darkest/largest font, while the quoted items should be less so. And the signatures should be the smallest/lightest font, perhaps even italics as with the old style.

@kehaulani said in thread test:

Is there a way to darken the "Reply" text. It's the lightest on the page?

I don't mind the new format, but Kehaulani has a good point. It'd be easier to read if the text were darker and the signatures were lighter -- just reverse them.

@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

@newell-post said in Trumpet Board Remote Performance:

@j-jericho Have you guys ever tried absinthe? It tastes like a Listerine and Nyquil cocktail.

And I'm sure Dr Go will add that absinthe makes the heart grow fonder...

@bigdub said in A little humour:

You have all heard teachers, advisors, seminar leaders and the like say, “there are no dumb questions”.

Would anyone like to put their two cents in on this?

They say that to encourage shy participants to ask questions if something isn't clear to them. If it wasn't clear, there are probably others that would like to ask the same question. IOW, the only dumb question is the one you were afraid to ask. But there are dumb/stupid questions.

Good discussion here: https://sites.monroecc.edu/mofsowitz/advice/stupid-questions/

From another perspective, I had a professor that said the only stupid question is one that is posed in such a way that it can't be answered. He was referring to logical defects, but how about "what mouthpiece should I buy if I want to be able to play double Cs next week?"

@IrishTrumpeter said in Books about Trumpets:

@OldSchoolEuph I am avatar blind, do tell us more

I think Ron was referring to his book, available at Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Timeline-Trumpets-Collecting-History-Modern/dp/1979048800

Might want to wait for that second edition, though.