I had this problem too. Very embarassing - an awful hacking noise that comes into mid range notes when you try to play them loudly. My problem seems to have...
Vere Smyth
vere@...
Aug 1, 1997 4:23 pm
15243
More thoughts on C trumpets (a request for other people's thoughts, really) As I said, I have two of them : both impulse buys, second hand and cheap (I like...
Ian McKechnie
mckechnie@...
Aug 1, 1997 5:40 am
15244
... I have mpcs. with throats drilled as large as #1 bore, its whatever sound you want and can play etc.. Flip Oakes "Wild Thing Trumpets" COME AND HEAR THE...
FLIP OAKES
flipoakes@...
Jul 31, 1997 10:01 pm
15245
... (story of "inaudible" being from the tip of the nose!) Denis Wick told us a story once. I think it was also in the LSO. Seems all the trumpets in use were...
Earl Needham
needhame@...
Jul 31, 1997 10:41 pm
15246
Craig Young wrote ... Gosh : am really surprised at this ! I'll try and keep a more open mind on this next time I'm out playing, and see if it helps. ... I...
Ian McKechnie
mckechnie@...
Aug 1, 1997 5:40 am
15247
Check out trumpet player David Miller's "Dave's Theremin Home Page " at <http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/4611/>. His trumpet page is at...
Ralph Jones
rjones@...
Jul 31, 1997 11:43 pm
15248
Mitch (MJBBOY1@...) wrote ... Eating before or after playing is OK, but eating while playing can be a little difficult. If I have a cold, I find that...
Ian McKechnie
mckechnie@...
Aug 1, 1997 6:43 am
15249
... *Really?!*...
Gregory Bush
gregory.bush@...
Aug 1, 1997 1:49 am
15250
Hello Brian, Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center is on Veirs Mill Rd., just above the intersection of Georgia Ave. and Viers Mill, in Wheaton Maryland. They...
bflatmus@...
Aug 1, 1997 1:09 am
15251
It is because, sweet things are broken up in your saliva into acids. This eventually corrodes your horn. Also, you get a lot of gunk built up in your...
Cathleen Lee McCann
clmccann@...
Aug 1, 1997 1:43 am
15252
Tom: This past May I plated the Yamalloy valve pistons from the Alto of a guy who plays in a brass band with me. He says that cured the problem. I didn't ...
John Lynch
jlynch@...
Aug 1, 1997 2:44 am
15253
Never heard of a soft center, huh? That's pretty strange...It refers to the center of your embouchure (the part that's inside the mouthpiece cup when you're...
Mitchell Ota
bejiita@...
Jul 31, 1997 8:44 pm
15254
To Alan and everyone, I know what you are talking about. It happens to me quite often. And although I am not exactly sure why this occurs, but I may a an idea....
Michael Eichenberger
meichenb@...
Jul 31, 1997 11:56 pm
15255
Good call......
Michael Eichenberger
meichenb@...
Aug 1, 1997 12:18 am
15256
I've alwasy been told that eating before playing could clog up the horn. It's mostly sweet stuff that would do it. Stephen T. Galyen Trail Name: Wirlwind ...
STEPHEN T Galyen
wirlwind@...
Jul 31, 1997 10:44 am
15257
Fooy!!!! I always eat before I practice. My favorite is to drink some coffee before playing. I guess some people say that it's bad because whatever you eat can...
Michael Eichenberger
meichenb@...
Aug 1, 1997 12:15 am
15258
Timothy B Hutson wrote: cut/cut ... Hello Tin, Once the idea is grasped, concerning how LITTLE pressure will produce sound, you will need to "add enough...
bflatmus@...
Aug 1, 1997 1:36 am
15259
Go to http://www.dana.edu/~trumpet/ftp/tpin-digest.archive/ ... id QAA28143 for tpin-outgoing; Wed, 30 Jul 1997 16:15:41 GMT ... owner-tpin using -f ... ...
Marcia Gilbert
marciagilbert@...
Aug 1, 1997 1:37 am
15260
Hi Ian, Rather than put a complete reply at the bottom that makes one look back and forth to see the question, I am writing my answers interposed within your ...
Albert L. Lilly III
alilly@...
Aug 1, 1997 3:51 am
15261
Hey there everybody, I am auditioning soon for a community orchestra. I've never done this kind of audition before and would appreciate any tips or...
Tim Rumsey
tirumsey@...
Aug 1, 1997 3:51 am
15262
I've always heard mint peppermints, etc, dry out your mouth/throat and you should avoid that kind of thing before playing. A friend of mine said her teacher...
STEPHANIE W. WILSON
swwilson@...
Aug 1, 1997 4:53 am
15263
In a message dated 97-07-31 19:17:07 EDT, you write: << Has anyone delt with Washington Music Co (in DC) before, and if so how would ... )>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>...
RList58361@...
Aug 1, 1997 4:58 am
15264
I will say that coffe, tea, and water are probably just fine to drink while/before playing. But, juice, pop, etc, anything with any type of sugar gets broken...
Cathleen Lee McCann
clmccann@...
Aug 1, 1997 4:44 am
15265
a-la David Roth: Dear Mom, Thanks for the card. I really appreciate it. I'll try and be home this weekend for dinner. How is dad doing? I hope everything...
Donovan Bankhead
SCREAM@...
Aug 1, 1997 1:20 am
15266
... Hmm, well I guess we should stay away from Altoids, then. Of course, it takes quite a few to make my tongue go numb nowadays. I never noticed them ...
Tony Wiederhold
twiederh@...
Aug 1, 1997 5:13 am
15267
What about the tannic acid in tea. I'd have to say its worse than sugars, since tanners use it to tan hides. ... Scott Smith 5th Sem. Mus. Ed ...
Scott smith
sms95006@...
Aug 2, 1997 5:19 am
15268
... Graham, As an American trumpet player who plays a lot of C trumpet I have to agree with you. There seems to be a thought that a Bb is a jazz instrument...
james sims
jsims@...
Aug 1, 1997 7:04 am
15269
I think the principal benefit of lip buzzing is learning the way the embouchure works by removing all the external devices and focusing only upon how the lips...
james sims
jsims@...
Aug 1, 1997 7:21 am
15270
... This is interesting. I thought this muscular "rim" was always larger than the mouthpiece rim. Nick Drozdoff might now more about this, since he is doubling...
