Posts made by Shifty
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Good example of a bad example
This was posted on the oTHer forum almost 15 years ago, and the shoe fits (THere) pretty well:
Post Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject: How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
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
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
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
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
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 post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.And, of course:
You forgot about the 12 who will post about how much better the light was from bulbs made in the 50's and extol the virtues of NOS (New Old Stock) bulbs.
I wouldn't have been aware of the thread, but some lurker responded to it today.
Glad Trumpetboards is refreshingly different
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RE: Jazz Song #1 - A Night In Tunisia
@Jolter said in Jazz Song #1 - A Night In Tunisia:
I thought it was an instrumental tune. Who wrote the lyrics, and who recorded them?
https://www.jazziz.com/a-short-history-of-a-night-in-tunisia-dizzy-gillespie-1942/
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RE: What about non-trumpet Brass players
@Dr-Mark said in What about non-trumpet Brass players:
What should be the first topic?
Range, sound, endurance, sight reading, articulation, trumpet care, improvisation, ensemble playing, how to approach Bach, types of trumpets, brands of trumpets, mouthpieces, job opportunities, how to prepare for an audition, trumpet injuries, breathing, posture, mental approach to trumpet, were should we start?That'd be perfect, Dr-Mark. Can you whip up something on all of those by tomorrow?
Seriously though -- the mental approach to trumpet would be novel; not just rehashing old topics from oTHer forums.
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RE: countries / states represented here?
Born and raised in Pennsylvania. The Air Force took me to Texas, Alaska, Michigan (UP), Florida, Ohio, Korea and Arizona. We've been desert rats for 31 years now, so I guess we're here to stay.
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RE: "Star Trek Next Generation"
@Kehaulani said in "Star Trek Next Generation":
Probably the weirdest accent I heard, was a guy from Cuba who was raised in Alabama. I defied anyone to identify that one.
I can hear it now: "Y'all got some 'splainin' to do, Lucy."
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RE: "Star Trek Next Generation"
@flugelgirl said in "Star Trek Next Generation":
He could have been educated at Oxford. Iβve known some folks whose first language was not English that picked up the accent of the place they studied English in - for example a Polish girl with a Canadian accent.
Ok, this is a long story but on topic, I think.
I went through USAF pilot training in 1972, and half of our class was from Germany (joint training). Lt Herb Hoenig was a German who spoke English with a British accent. His English teacher was British, as was his wife. The wife, BTW, became pregnant just in time to give birth in the US to their son.
Fast forward 30 years. I was working as a contract F-16 instructor. One of my coworkers came into the office with a puzzled look. He had just given the first lesson to a new class that included a German Exchange pilot. He said it was the strangest thing -- the guy had a British accent.
I asked "his name wasn't by any chance Hoenig, was it?"
Looking even more puzzled, he replied "how did you know?"
I had a lot of fun with the younger Hoenig (callsign "Limey"), including showing him a picture of his mom, a few weeks before his birth, at a party with a lampshade on her head.
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RE: Does a large bore horn take more air?
@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 βIt 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.β
What he meant was "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler."
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RE: Best Off-brand Trumpets
@L-A-Horn said in Best Off-brand Trumpets:
Alright, what do you consider the highest value trumpet with the lowest price?
You've posed a question in a way that it can't be answered. The highest value trumpet will certainly not have the lowest price.
If you could quantify what you mean by "value" (fit/finish, reliability, durability, intonation, response, etc) you could divide by price and find the best bang for the buck.
You'd need to define each parameter associated with value, find a way to evaluate it quantitatively, and give it a weight relative to the other parameters. You can't optimize without defining your criterion for optimality.
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RE: Andrea Motis, Moanin
@administrator said in Andrea Motis, Moanin:
Gosh, she looks like she is 14. Some people have all the talent, though.
I believe she was an old lady of 20 for that performance. But you can find her on Youtube at 14 and even younger. Joan Chamorro runs a great program in Barcelona.
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RE: King Liberty
@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.
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RE: King Liberty
@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.
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RE: How about a forum for Curio and Relic horns?
@N1684T said in How about a forum for Curio and Relic horns?:
I can't believe no one ripped me for watching such a cheesy movie;)
On the contrary. My recent retirement has provided me the time to make up for having missed out on a great deal of culture. I watched Buckaroo Banzai for the first time yesterday. Loved every minute of it
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RE: How do you feel about vibrato?
@Kehaulani said in How do you feel about vibrato?:
Well, I don't believe there is. There must be historical commentaries on vibrato performance practices of their time. Assumingly, no one on this board knows about them. That ignorance (not meant condescendenly, I don't know, either) does not trump historical sources and research.
https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/VibratoWars-1.pdf
http://www.classicstoday.com/features/ClassicsToday-Vibrato.pdf
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RE: Some good...."non-trumpeting" music :)
@Seth-of-Lagos
Welcome aboard, Seth. You've been missed. -
RE: Threads in reverse order?
@Kehaulani
If you use the "Recent" icon at the top of the page, the most recent posts are shown with the newest on top. If you use the "Unread" icon, you will see the newest on top. [Ooops, that's optional -- see the added comment at the end] In either case, you can select the most recent post of a thread by clicking on the link at the right margin.If you access the main menu and go to a topic, you have the ability to sort the threads either way:
Actually, the order shown in the Results and Unread is an option as well. I hadn't noticed.
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RE: Buy your horns here, not there!
@Kehaulani said in Buy your horns here, not there!:
Well, I give a vote for the following. I have used them all.
Austin Custom Brass (ACB) https://www.austincustombrass.biz/
Wichita Band Instrument Co. http://www.wichitaband.com/
Woodwind and Brasswind https://www.wwbw.com/Another vote for Austin Custom Brass. And I'll also recommend Dillon Music https://www.dillonmusic.com/
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RE: I was a member of the old Trumpetmaster board once.
@Niner said in I was a member of the old Trumpetmaster board once.:
Can you edit a post after you have posted? I wanted to correct a typing error as in "new" instead of "no".
Click on the three dots to the right of Reply/Quote. It'll let you edit or delete.
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RE: Monetization of/for TrumpetBoards
@Kehaulani said in Monetization of/for TrumpetBoards:
Guys, no offense intended, but I think this forum has to elevate itself a little bit above just jokes and pretty pictures before it would be taken seriously enough to justify outside financial support.
At the moment, we're just a bunch of happy campers who've found a replacement for our beloved TM (RIP). So none of us is asking how to blow double C's in a week or if a new mouthpiece is the solution to our woes (since we have none, or at least few). It will take time for new folks who do have questions or want to discuss serious issues to find us -- it would help if a Google search for "Trumpet forums" would point to TB. At this point we don't appear in the search results at all.