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@administrator said in Vuvuzela:

Are these instruments made in Venevuvuzela?

Maracas, Venevuvuzela

@Dr-GO said in Blessing Super Artist Trumpet:

I am actually very interested in that leather couch!

It is very comfortable and has two lounge chairs built in. It is not vintage, but is well balanced. If you ever come to Florida, I will let you try it out. We can play trumpet duets utilizing both lounge chairs.

@bobmiller1969
The same invitation is open to you to try the Mt. Vernon Bach.

@Dr-GO said in A Trumpet Cover I Did. Would love some tips/advice!:

My guess is a single chamber cardiac pacer for standard rhythms and a duel chamber biventricular for resynchronization.

And an AICD to jolt you back into rhythm.

@Tobylou8 said in A little humour:

“With a little help from my friends”
This statue that I saw today in Puenta Arenas, Chile reminded me ofTobylou8’s post and
J Jericho's response

@1973-LS4 said in My New Trumpet:

@SSmith1226
Sounding great, Steve! What a cool instrument.
Next time play a little of the Liberty Bell March by Sousa.

Willy,
The Pukaea sound has somewhat of a “woody” character to it. I don’t think that is sound that Sousa was striving for, but I will give it a try. If it works out I’ll come down and rejoin the Florida Keys Concert Band on the Liberty Bell if I can play the First Pukaea Part.
Thanks for the compliment, and please say hello to the rest of the band from me!

Does anyone have any idea about what this trumpet is, what the origin is, and its potential value? It belonged to a friend of mine whose uncle passed away and left it to him. I have no idea whether it functions fully, partially, or not at all. Thanks in advance for any input!

An American in Havana

@moshe said

I am stuck in Louisville, Kentucky now
because this is where I came for a job more than 25 years ago....

I have amazing bragging rights...
I need to create a porn name for myself...
Any suggestions?

How did I miss this!!! “The Louisville Slugger- 100% Wood” or “The All Wood Louisville Slugger”

@Vulgano-Brother
I spent quite a bit of time with Barliman2001 in Vienna last summer and the summer before. This is some of the German that I learned.

“At S.E. Shires, craftspeople work hard to create horns that fit their players exactly right.

This story is part of Road Trip 2021, CNET's coverage of the Biden administration's push to grow American manufacturing and make more things in the USA.”

Below is a link to the above story about the S. E. Shires Corperation, an “American Manufacturer”, now owned by Eastman Music, who is ironically is based in China. The premise of the story is also ironic for reasons that I won’t get into, but the story itself is good. . The good news is that the parts are put together in Massachusetts, with some parts fabricated in Massachusetts. I have never played a Shires Trumpet but have only heard good things about them. I guess in a way, this situation is similar to a Chinese corporation that own the Waldorf Astoria in NYC.

https://www.cnet.com/features/horn-in-the-usa-building-better-brass-instruments-one-part-at-a-time/

@J-Jericho said in Trumpet Board Remote Performance:

@SSmith1226 Nice. Were the images from your photo library?

I will answer that question after the election.

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

@SSmith1226 said in A little humour:

@Dr-GO said in A little humour:

The WORSE case of rectal prolapse I've ever seen! Hell's bells, the damn thing looks like it has fibrosis as hard a brass.

A Br-Ass Prolapsing Artisan’s Bell no less.

Translation:

Happy Halloween!

@BigDub
If you liked that one, try this one:

A friend of mine went to the local zoo. He reported back that all they had there was one dog and no other animals
He said it was a Shih Tzu

It is obvious that a number of the TB members have a great deal of knowledge and experience that they can impart to the membership. These include areas such as basic trumpet instruction, advanced pedagogy, the comeback player, musical theory, performance including Orchestral, Popular, Big Band, Jazz, Rock, etc., Conducting, Music Composition, Musical Arrangement, playing specialty instruments, instrument building, instrument repair, Instrument restoration, Vintage Instruments, Historical Instruments, the business side of music, etc. The number and variety of these presentations by volunteer experts can go on and on. Perhaps we could pick a day of the week and time that would be inclusive of members from around the world, where it be possible for a series of voluntary presenters can be scheduled weekly to give live talks and lead discussions among TB members and guests on subjects of the presenter’s choosing. Each session can be recorded and later placed in its own thread for people to view, ask questions, and comment on if they were unable to attend the live session. Any posts on theses threads should perhaps be prescreened to avoid inappropriate conflict, lack of civility, or trolling.

Alternatively, the presenter could make a home video of an educational presentation, post it on YouTube, privately or otherwise, with a link on the TB site, in order to open a similar edited discussion or even a live Zoom discussion as one would conduct a book club. There are members that have such videos already made. Perhaps they would be willing to lead discussions based on them.

Not only do we have a core of qualified active members, we have even more nonparticipating members, who might participate either to give a presentation, series of presentations, or attend a presentation. Email Invitations to all members to do this might open up more frequent participation by these individuals as well and demonstrate that we are interested in Trumpet and other musical subject matter.

@tjveloce said in In search of “my horn.”:

I’m basically looking for a horn which in a blind sound test might make the listener think “is he playing a trumpet or a flugelhorn?”

A CURRY TF Mouthpiece might be a cost effective alternative.

The following are two multitrack recordings that I put together encompassing about 10 trumpet parts and four MIDI Parts (Strings, Harp, Piano, and Bass Guitar). I played the Tuba part on trumpet and lowered it one octave on Garage Band and then lowered that track another octave. All three tracks can be heard.
The first piece is Pachelbel’s Canon. The second piece I call “Memories of Palchelbel”. It consists of Palchelbel’s Canon incorporating Maroon 5’s “Memories”. I previously posted a version of “Memories” performed by a children’s choir.
On January 20, I completed Pachelbel’s Canon and coincidently celebrated five year anniversary of my comeback.

Pachelbel’s Canon
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/dPuv7ATTYZhihydb6

Memories of Pachelbel
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/L5reyPNJWaLSHjQD7