tpg Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 And you have been playing longer... Did you start in6th or 5th grade? Here they start us in 6th... and they really don't motivate us at all. So I really only started playing seriously my sophomore year after I saw the DCI competition. I am working on range extenders, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_tx_16 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Yeah, I have a few years I have been playing since 6th grade as well, motivation? how about a lack there of. my motivation was beating my friend James Brown (not the singer, my best friend haha, though he does sing...) Check out http://www.trumpetplayeronline.com/, I have been going there since... wow a long time. How is that monette mouthpeice working out for you? just bought like 4 MF cd's on amazon.com...... BETTER BE GOOD! LoL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 I didn't like my band teacher in middle school... so a lack of motivation resulted. As bad as this may sound, I really didn't have to practice a lot to still be better than the other people there... apparently my class of trumpet players wasn't great. lol I generally sat first chair... except that the director didn't like me so she took every chance to move me down a few chairs. Then in HS, my motivation was to be better, especially after seeing DCI. The Monette is great. A bit odd at times, though. I guess I haven't fully adapted to the Monette playing style. The mouthpiece is comfortable and can be bright or dark. Good enough for me. Need a new horn though... mine is old and not really that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minn_male42 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 hey all you trumpet players!!!...i was playing maynard tunes probably before you were born!!!...i have about 35 of his albums/cds... trumpet humor: question:how many trumpet players does it take to screw in a light bulb? answer: 17...one to do it and 16 to say "i could've done it better." by the way...what kind of horns are you guys playing? i've got a bach strad customized with a larger bore leadpipe and converted to a tunable bell. russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Wow... I envy you. And Justin. lol You guys all have nice horns and I am stuck with the piece of crap I play on... Mine is a Bach TR200. Old. Tarnished (I like it that way, though...). Just all around sad. I am working on getting a Courtois Evolution I, though, or maybe an Edwards Generation II. Maybe a Kanstul. lol Anything but what I have. The strength of my gear is the mouthiece, and non Monetters will argue that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minn_male42 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 a good mouthpiece is very important.....try not to fall into the constant..."is there a better mouthpiece out there?"....i've owned about 30 different mouthpieces in my playing career.... i think it's a trumpet player trait...always wanting to upgrade.....sorta like my audio equipment addiction.... now for some of the best sounds out there..get some recordings of wynton marsalis....sweet!!!! russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 My little brother has a Bach strad from the mid eighties I think. He also just recently got a flugelhorn but I haven't seen or heard it yet as I am 500 miles away. A cool jazz player who I got to see live is Nicholas Payton(sp?). As I call them the "blatty things" are cool. Peace, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 The 19 rank pipe organ my dad built for our house back in '83 has a rank in the Great Division called an 8' English Trumpet (beautiful pipes with tin/lead alloy resonators made in the '50's). My old Yamaha Portasound PSR-500 (sold on eBay) had a covincing trumpet voice, as far as early '90's sounding MIDI keyboards went...but they can't touch the real thing, not by a long shot! My favorite ashamed-to-admit album has to be Culture Club "Kissing to be Clever"; I still hate to admit I like the songs "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and "Boy, Boy, (I'm the Boy)"...and this coming from a straight man! Really...I am! Really, Cluless' earlier post got me all hot and bothered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOZ Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 js1stcav, Nice organ. AC/DC-Thunderstruck Dire Straits-Brothers in Arms and yes I will admit it MJ-Thriller.... Anyone ever really cranked Smooth Criminal....WOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Noz, You need a bigger tv. That 37" is far too small for your room. A 37 inch TV too small room looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 The P furs The Ghost in You The movie Valley Girl The Breakfast Club My all time favorite movies are the Naked gun series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Thanks NOZ, but my dad takes all the credit. The 2-manual console was built in 1931, but I helped him refinish its solid oak and mahogany case. He either built the entire instrument from used organ parts, a few new parts, and the rest he built himself. Here's the 8' English Trumpet: It's no Bach Strad...the '50's vintage reed pipes are made from the Wicks Organ Company of Highland, Illinois. The chestwork he built from scratch using all popular wood. When in proper tune, this rank of pipes sound rich and clear, every note rings with a trumpet-like quality that can overpower the other stops of the organ! I also dig some of the Pet Shop Boys...did I mention that I'm straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOZ Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Bruinsme, Don't get me started.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I would not in any way claim this as a guilty pleasure... This is simply an awesome song, but i have no problem making my speakers hurt when I hear "Til Tuesday's, Voices Carry"... That song gives me goose bumps. jt1stcav Your dad built that? WOW! Very nice job. I would have to think you inherited some of your dad's craftsmenship.. Go make me a set of belles would ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Noz, i know how you feel. although my sony wega 32"xbr has an unreal picture I wish I had a bigger tv, Time heals all weak spots in our HTs. scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Huh, NOZ has a big ol projector and screen. That boy doesn't need a bigger TV. I on the otherhand have a 14" toshiba. If any one of you would like to contribute to the TV's for Josh fund just let me know Peace, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I see his profile does in fact state he has the big screen but his bragging HT picture shore the tiny 37" toshiba. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 ---------------- On 2/27/2003 12:11:57 PM m00n wrote: I would not in any way claim this as a guilty pleasure... This is simply an awesome song, but i have no problem making my speakers hurt when I hear "Til Tuesday's, Voices Carry"... That song gives me goose bumps. ---------------- m00n - Aimee Mann has some pipes, that's for sure. She can write, too. Ever hear "Coming Up Close" on the Welcome Home disk? You can sample it at Amazon.com... Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 ---------------- On 2/27/2003 12:11:57 PM m00n wrote: jt1stcav Your dad built that? WOW! Very nice job. I would have to think you inherited some of your dad's craftsmenship.. Go make me a set of belles would ya? ---------------- I wish I could, m00n... Yeah, I'm impressed myself that my dad (who talked about building a residence pipe organ for years) could actually do it...All the years he worked for a pipe organ manufacturer here in FL (now defunkt), it took him 5 years to complete it. He's damn good at what he does (he's employed at an organ maintenance service company in CT now), but his genes rubbed off on my 26 year old brother, who builds 100lbs. subwoofer enclosures for his friend's car audio systems! This is his handywork: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 My bro built these 3-way towers a few years ago (his first attempt at home audio loudspeakers). Made of 3/4" popular plywood with 3/4" MDF front and back. Mid driver and cone tweeter are from a cheap consumer Bose model bookshelf from Sears years ago, and the 8" woofer's from RadioShack (ugh)! It's internally braced by two shelves; the bottom shelf with a hole cutout for the woofer and the port. Filled with damping, the crossover is from Dayton (Parts Express.com), and there's a polarity switch in the back near the speaker terminals...the cabinet is much better than the drivers/x-over mix (mids and highs sound thin, but with adequate bass to about 30 Hz. Until he can design (and afford) a better crossover and drivers from Peerless, Vifa, Focal, or Morel, these floorstanding towers will serve surround sound duty for his HT system. Ask him to build ya a set of Belles! I used to listen to Erasure, but I can't handle it anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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