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@dr-go said in Played high school trumpet:

What I most loved about high school band... is dating clarinet players. That's what REALLY developed my embouchure.

Yeah. I married one 🙂

@georgeb said in keeping your first Trumpet:

@dr-go

Yes, Doc, I realize I am fortunate to have a reasonably good memory at my age. In fact, when I started playing again after 50 years I was surprised at how many of the valve fingerings I remembered. Some eluded me but after a few weeks of playing all the major scales I pretty much had them down pat. I still do those scales on a regular basis, along with chromatic scales just to keep the old brain nimble.

You sir have my total admiration and complete respect!

Bach doesn't make the same claim for their 500 and 600, but I don't know if there's a price difference between those and the 300.

I haven't tried the Schilke but, generally speaking, I don't like copper bells on trumpets. The ones I have used and tried sound too dull or something.

Copper bells on flugelhorns = terrific Copper bells on cornets = terrific Gold brass (high copper content brass) on trumpets = great Copper bells on trumpets = not my cup of tea