I've got a nylon Outlaw that was issued by the National Guard band, and I use that case a lot - it's just a great design - well made and very very protective of the horn inside of it.
One day if I ever get the notion, I might splurge and buy myself a Torpedo case in leather.
That's because he's playing a Conn Connstellation. 
Maynard in his prime was unbelievable - even Bud Herseth once said that Maynard was "the greatest trumpet player." ("...in this part of the century." Not sure when Bud made that quote.) But the point is, Maynard did things with the trumpet that were unparalleled during his prime. The first cut from the "Message from Newport" record is proof of that.
@ButchA said in Scream Machine by Maynard Ferguson... Wow!!:
I heard this years ago, and just recently found a You Tube clip of it. I think I need a new trumpet, as my beloved childhood '67 Holton Collegiate can't make those notes! LOL!!!
Although this is often credited to Maynard, it's not Maynard. This is a recording of the US Army Blues with Dave Detwiler doing the solos. If I was Dave, I'm not sure how I'd feel about it - either not being properly recognized, or having people think that my playing was actually Maynard.
But yeah, it's Dave Detwiler with the US Army Blues, the premier big band from Pershing's Own, the United States Army Band.
So far we have a Maynard thread with no actual Maynard in it.
@J-Jericho
That's what I'm saying - is it worse to use the electronic bugle (when it's working correctly - one never knows when it's going to crap out) or is it worse to have a rendition like that? Clearly he didn't have the chops to properly play it so he clammed notes repeatedly, which is on top of him playing incorrect rhythms.
Where's Louis Armstrong? Bix Beiderbecke? Doc Severinsen? Heck, even Maynard Ferguson?
Regarding the necessity of the real bugler to be qualified to do it, I'd like to recount a funeral I attended once where the real bugling was utterly terrible. The deceased had been a longtime member of a senior Drum & Bugle Corps comprised mostly of older members - guys who in their youths had done well with it, and they just continued on, doing mostly stage shows and exhibitions standing and playing in place.
The two guys who were to play "Taps" were old drum corps friends of the deceased, and they played their version of "Echo Taps." It was some of the worst, most Godawful playing I think I've heard. It was airy, diffuse, splatted, chanked and splee-ah'd playing with undefined attacks....just terrible.
To make matters worse, the way they'd decided to play Echo Taps was to have one guy play through the whole thing from one hallway in the building (this was an indoor memorial service) and then the other guy played the whole thing from another hallway.
I get it that they were trying to honor their friend, but I was slightly offended that I wasn't asked to do it - I was in my first stint as a National Guard bandsman, having recently come off of a 10-year stint as an active duty trumpet player, and the family of the deceased knew this about me. Then again, I don't suppose they knew until the first notes that the rendition of Taps was going to be terrible.
So in this case, what's worse? Is it worse to have a clean rendition done on an electronic bugle, or is it worse to have it played horribly by a real player? (Or two)
Trumpet or bugle - it doesn't have to be a "bugle" - by default, if you aren't pushing valves on a trumpet it functions as a bugle, so it's not inherently "better" for it to be a real bugle. However, as long as the person doing the bugling doesn't suck, it's ALWAYS better for it to be a real person rather than the digital bugle. Even if the bugler chips a note along the way, at least you've got a real person there performing rather than someone just holding a button on a device that has been known to malfunction.
@Dr-GO said in How many measures on a tank of air?:
It is even possible to play an infinite number of measures on a continuous tank of air. This is possible through the technique of circular breathing (See the Medical Concerns Section for a disclaimer - which is really more tongue in cheek - so to speak). I find this technique works very well for extend phrases. I also like to use this technique about once a gig, and usually on a blues solo, to hold one note whereby I start a blues note that holds true through the I, IV, V progression for at usually two cycles through the progression. At the conclusion I blast through a series of 32 note runs for contrast and then take a more traditional blues solo. That has always been an exceptional audience crowd pleaser.
Here is a link to the discussion of the technique:
https://www.wikihow.com/Circular-Breathe
Possible, but from what I gather about our original poster in this thread, they are beginning at the trumpet - circular breathing is probably not something they should be distracted by at this point, and to that end, as a player with over 35 years experience, it's not something I've ever delved into either. I see it as little more than a gimmick to be used during a performance.
I've been digging this new board lately - some really good stuff on here, and it's cool to see the same screen names and avatars. I don't know who created this board in light of TM's demise, but I see this as sort of the new and improved TM. Let's hope that it becomes a place that newcomers to the world of the online trumpet forum can find and easily learn to navigate.
Man, there are simply too many things to list or link to - I love music, and I find golden nuggets of wonderful stuff in everything from music that was composed in the 1600s or 1700s (or possibly even earlier) to modern metal rock music. I have an intense appreciation for musicianship and showmanship, and it's not limited by instrument or voice.
I mean, this morning I pulled up the 1985 Live Aid Queen performance at Wembly Stadium (YouTube Red - I highly recommend it) and listened to that on the way to work, and loved every second of it. On the flip side, I'm currently listening to that English Folk Song Suite that's linked to above as I type this, and I'm digging that whole thing too.
With that in mind, here are a few things that I like and that move me.
LOVE this - this tune just makes me happy, particularly the sax breakdown/mambo in the middle. This whole thing is incredibly tight on this recording.
I also love this - gotta love the trumpet work toward the end of it.
And for something completely different, I love this track by Sara Evans, not only because I love the sound of her voice, but also because the drumming on this track is killer.
Speaking of stellar musicianship, there's a Nashville session drummer named Lonnie Wilson - this is a montage of the radio hit singles he drummed on - can a guy play on more hits? (Maybe the legendary Hal Blaine, may he rest in peace.)
Man, there are simply too many things to list or link to - I love music, and I find golden nuggets of wonderful stuff in everything from music that was composed in the 1600s or 1700s (or possibly even earlier) to modern metal rock music. I have an intense appreciation for musicianship and showmanship, and it's not limited by instrument or voice.
I mean, this morning I pulled up the 1985 Live Aid Queen performance at Wembly Stadium (YouTube Red - I highly recommend it) and listened to that on the way to work, and loved every second of it. On the flip side, I'm currently listening to that English Folk Song Suite that's linked to above as I type this, and I'm digging that whole thing too.
With that in mind, here are a few things that I like and that move me.
LOVE this - this tune just makes me happy, particularly the sax breakdown/mambo in the middle. This whole thing is incredibly tight on this recording.
I also love this - gotta love the trumpet work toward the end of it.
And for something completely different, I love this track by Sara Evans, not only because I love the sound of her voice, but also because the drumming on this track is killer.
Speaking of stellar musicianship, there's a Nashville session drummer named Lonnie Wilson - this is a montage of the radio hit singles he drummed on - can a guy play on more hits? (Maybe the legendary Hal Blaine, may he rest in peace.)
Another way to think about it is like a vocal tune - sing through the lines and find where you would breathe normally if you were singing lyrics.
Where to breathe, and how long to play on one big breath of air is almost always dictated by the context of what you are playing - not only with tempo, but with phrasing.
In a somewhat related side note, I always find my first couple of rehearsals back in a concert band challenging because as a guy who normally plays rock horn lines, those can be thought of in terms of hits - almost percussive at times - and they are often much shorter phrases than what you typically see in concert band literature. I find myself running out of air a lot on my first couple of concert band rehearsals until I get used to the difference in phrasing and breathing again.
@Curlydoc said in Show Us Your Wristwatches!:
Medical school graduation gift many years ago.
VERY nice! One day I'd like to own something nicer like that - Rolex or Omega would be my first choice, and likely a Sub or Seamaster, but I also really like the Omega Speedmaster Professional.
@Newell-Post said in Show Us Your Wristwatches!:
I really like the look of this Hamilton, but $300 for a "chronometer tune up" to keep it accurate? Forget it. The Citizen Eco-Drives never need winding, never need batteries, never need cleaning, and never need regulating.
@Newell-Post said in Show Us Your Wristwatches!:
Like this. $125 on sale, never needs anything. It's a perpetual motion machine.
All good points, however, when a Citizen dies or breaks - and it will eventually die or break - you are left with a throwaway timepiece that is no longer worth what it would cost to repair it. With a Hamilton automatic, it retains it's value, and once you have it serviced, you get years worth of use out of it again. Don't get me wrong, I've owned more Citizen watches than anything else - all Eco Drives - but the lithium cell in the oldest one is almost dead (although amazingly it will still charge up a bit) and it has been discontinued so long that I can't even replace the bracelet, which is now falling apart. I made the decision to just simply let it go, and it was a $200 watch when I bought in the mid 1990s.
A friend of mine bought a Rolex years and years ago before they got stupid expensive. (I think he said he paid something like $275 for it when he was overseas.) It's nothing fancy, just a Rolex Oyster Perpetual, but he's only had it serviced twice by Rolex in the nearly 30 years he's worn it, and it still runs and looks great - it's a timeless classic that is worth by far more now than when he initially bought it.
You can't do that with a Citizen.
Again, I have two Citizens that I rotate through, and at least these two are classic designs with normal style bracelets. In theory, I could continue to wear these for the rest of my life, although I might eventually want to replace the crystal on the one - it's mineral glass rather than sapphire, which I have on the other one, and therefore much more prone to scratching. Otherwise, as long as I can still get the lithium cells, I should be able to replace them when they eventually die and stop taking a charge.
@pss said in Show Us Your Wristwatches!:
Another one of my daily beaters, this one is probably unknown in the US, it's a Belgian designed brand (more of a marketing thing, they are made far far East, but are supposed to have Miyota movements):
You seem to be a fan of tool watches. Hah! I didn't even realize there was such a thing as a "tool" watch until recently when I saw the term being bandied about on a forum. I always just looked at watches as being either a dress watch or a sport watch, and even then, some sport watches are classic enough that they go with just about anything, such as the Rolex Submariner or Daytona, or the Omega Seamaster, or even the Speedmaster.
Now that my collection has grown a bit, I've really enjoyed picking and choosing what to wear. I really dig this Tissot - it's categorized as a dress watch, but with the carved sides of the case, it takes on a bit of a sporty look and it works well with jeans and a t-shirt too.
I know you can get it on DVD, but it's also usually available on one of the streaming services - it was on Netflix for a good bit and I watched twice when it was.
I really like the look of a Chronometer style watch - there's just something neat about the sub-dials that makes it work stylistically.
Funny thing though, it was only fairly recently that I learned how to read a tachymeter bezel, which is funny considering I had two watches that had it. (The idea is that you time based on a fixed distance - usually a mile or kilometer - and the bezel gives you your speed. As an example, if it takes you 36 seconds to traverse 1 mile, your average speed is 100 mph.
Getting back to the subject of Orient, they are owned by Seiko, but to my knowledge, they don't mix parts - Orient produces their own movements and they do everything in house. I'm intrigued - everything I've read about Orient suggests that they are quite reliable and accurate.
I realize that this is a trumpet board, but Hal Blaine, legendary session drummer and member of the LA Studio group know as "The Wrecking Crew" passed away yesterday at age 90. News reports said it was due to "natural causes." I hope Hal passed peacefully in his sleep.
Hal Blaine tracked drums on the soundtracks of our lives. If you think you've never heard Hal Blaine, think again - he tracked drums on 40 number 1 hits, tracked drums for 150 top 10 hits, and tracked drums for 8 Grammy songs of the year, six years consecutively. At times he was paid 3 and 4 times union scale because he was so in demand as a session player, and he joked that he made his ex-wives rich!
Many people know that Karen Carpenter was also a drummer as well as a singer, but in the studio, it was all Hal.
Check out the link below for a montage of some of the better known tunes were Hal was the session drummer - can't do them all because he played on something like 6,000 sessions. What a life he lived - he was right there, creating the soundtracks of our lives and was instrumental in the evolution of music for 30 or more years.
Good stuff! Keep em coming!
Here are a couple I'd like to get eventually - discovered a Japanese watch company called Orient that makes some well made yet cost efficient automatic wrist watches. There was a time when I swore off on automatic watches - my thought was that they can't even come close to keeping as good of time as a quartz watch, but there's something I like about the smooth sweeping second hand and the idea that there's a spring wound mechanical machine in there making it all work. When you consider that for a watch that "beats" 28,800 times per hour, only being 40-80 micro ticks off out of 691,200 per day is pretty amazing when you think about it.
Anyway, here are some of the offerings from Orient that I like:
1.) The Orient Bambino, V2 - cream dial, blue hands.
The Orient Mako USA II
Orient Flight, with blue dial.
