Posts made by SSmith1226

I am a 70 year old comeback player of 3 1/2 years. I have taken a few lessons, but not consistently. It is rare that I don’t practice or play at least one hour per day, and very often practice or play 2 or more hours. These sessions can be broken up during the day, or uninterrupted. I have had an issue with endurance and noted two factors that have independently immediately improved my endurance. 1) I switched from a 1 1/2 mouthpiece to a 7c. 2) I noted that with the 7c, my endurance increased further by playing on a Flip Oakes Wildthing rather then my Mt. Vernon Bach Stradivarius.
Prior to the switch I would be blowing airballs at 30-45 minutes into a community band concert playing second trumpet. After the switch I can play the entire concert with out any problems, and play first trumpet without problems in a less challenging band.
You might ask, if your endurance problem has improved overnight, what is the point of this post? The problem I have is that low F (first space on the staff), low E, and of course low D are all very sharp, even to my untrained ear, and confirmed on my meter on the Wildthing only, no matter which mouthpiece I use. I have to compensate by extending the first slide for the F and E. The D I expect would be sharp on most horns, including the Bach. On both horns there is a saddle to adjust the first slide. My question is, is this characteristic of my playing abilities including embrasure, or the horn? If it is a common characteristic of the horn, what other horns commonly require first valve slide adjustment for these and other notes.
I want to stress that this is not a knock on the Wildthing. Obviously saddles and triggers are on the first valve slides of most trumpets for a reason. At this point, for me, the Wildthing is the most efficient horn for me, as far as physicality and endurance. I am just trying to make sure it is not a correctable characteristic of my playing causing this, and if not, how frequently first valve slide adjustments are needed as wella ss under what circumstances.
Thanks for you patience.

@J-Jericho said in Some good...."non-trumpeting" music :

@SSmith1226 Ummagumma's my favorite Pink Floyd album by far. Roger Waters, in spite of all his musical ability, is my least favorite Pink Floyd member by far.

I understand. We don’t need no Roger Waters!

All that aside, in 1969, one of the most memorable parts of the album version of “Granchester Meadow” was the ending. If you had a good set of stereo headphones, or better yet, an egg shaped stereo chair, there was a fly buzzing from ear to ear and a person, trying to swat it. Ultimately the fly loses. Having recently been introduced to stereo at that time it was great.
To digress further my true introduction to stereo was in 1966 or 1967, listening to Miles Davis and Gil Evans 1959 album, Porgy and Bess in an egg shaped stereo chair. It was one of the most memorable musical experiences I ever had. It was a real awakening!

@J-Jericho
When I listened to “Quiet Village” (1956), it immediately reminded me of Pink Floyd’s “Granchester Meadows” on the 1969 Ummagumma Album, utilizing the sounds of nature to set the scene of the music.

On June 20 I posted this cartoon. Today I saw yhe video equivalent of it.

In order to keep this “semi-relevant” I should point out that featured subject of this video, Ramiro Gonzalez-Ganzales, AKA Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, according to his Wikipedia Biography, was the son of a trumpet player. Now that we got that out of the way, he became a movie, television, and a cartoon voiceover actor after he was discovered by John Wayne when he appeared as a contestant on Groucho Marx’s show, “You Bet Your Life”. His career opened up acting careers and opportunities for many other actors of Mexican origin...
Here is the appearance that launched his career.

Great advertising campaign

@Seth-of-Lagos
Here is the harmony of George Friderick Handel:

The type of Orchestra I would love to play in:

@Seth-of-Lagos
Glad to see you here.

A recent news story about the famous “Villages” community in Central Florida:

Florida Woman Stops Alligator Attack Using a Small Beretta Pistol

This is a story of self-control and marksmanship by a brave, cool-headed woman with a small pistol against a fierce predator. What's the smallest caliber that you would trust to protect yourself? Here's her story in her own words:
“While out walking along the edge of a pond just outside my house in ‘The Villages’ with my soon to be ex-husband, discussing property settlement and other divorce issues, we were surprised by a huge 12-ft. alligator which suddenly emerged from the murky water and began charging us with its large jaws wide open. She must have been protecting her nest because she was extremely aggressive.”

“If I had not had my little Beretta .25 caliber pistol with me, I would not be here today!”

“Just one shot to my estranged husband's knee cap was all it took. The gator got him easily, and I was able to escape by just walking away at a brisk pace. The amount I saved in lawyer's fees was really incredible, and his life insurance was a real big bonus!”

Double reed trivia:

Q. What is a flaming oboe good for?

A. Lighting a bassoon on fire

Q. Why is a bassoon better than an oboe?

A. It burns longer

@Tobylou8 said in Anyone like fishing? (when taking a break from Trumpet, that is...):

I do want partial credit for "knowing" that that was a Shimano lure!!

1.75/3 for Trumpetfish and Shimano

@Kehaulani said in [Anyone like fishing? (when taking a break from Trumpet, that is

Gee, a reference to trumpet. Who would've known.

Very rare but not unheard of.

@SSmith1226 said in Anyone like fishing? (when taking a break from Trumpet, that is...):

@SSmith1226
And here is another one to keep us on track. Does any one have an idea as to what this is? If you can get all three correct, the two above as well as this one, and label them correctly, you are not only an expert fisherman, but you should be classified as a “professional” on this site.

Here is the answer for the third photo:

@SSmith1226 said in Anyone like fishing? (when taking a break from Trumpet, that is...):

@ButchA

To help keep us on track, can anyone identify these two species of fish:

I know everyone is waiting with “bated breath” for the answers of the above fishing / trumpet quiz so here are the answers to part 1:

1. Cornetfish
2. Trumpetfish

Here is a photo of a Cornetfish Replica Mount that is in my office.

I’m not sure where to put this, but it started my day out good after someone sent it to me, so i thought i would pay it forward. Dwight Adams is playing trumpet.

@Kehaulani said in And I thought we were exposed playing the Trumpet:

You gotta watch those handbags and shoes!

Or jewelry