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As with cars, there can be a considerable difference between monetary value to sell it (practically nothing) or value to you, if you keep it and get it repaired. Consider that if it's repaired well and works well, you might have to spend $300 or more but then you'll have a decent horn that's actuall...

Nice, Mark's stuff is always great. Meditation was a favorite tune of Urbie Green too.

Many leadpipes are actually smaller by a few thousandths, partly because the slide tubes aren't always a consistent bore size all the way to the end. That's not a good thing, but it's the way it is.

What you're describing sounds a lot like the way I hold the slide. I grip the bottom tube between fingers above and below, far more than I grip the brace. From 4th on out my hand is pretty much open with no thumb contact. I think it provides a MUCH more relaxed, quick, smooth, and accurate slide act...

Yes, I can help, but... Those notes do not resonate on a bass trombone the way they do on a small tenor. You're not getting any help from the horn. The mouthpiece is also part of that equation. Some mouthpieces, and mpc/horn combinations, resonate better than others. The mechanical stuff you do, in ...

Tools available or not, lead players make their own stylistic choices. He chose to hammer in screws.

Straightening the shank the wrong way is likely to end up with far worse cracking. And if you want to keep the value don't open the throat.

Interesting, I didn't know Sensodyne was made without sodium lauryl sulfate. From their website: "Sensodyne Essential Care toothpastes (aside from Sensodyne Deep Clean) and Sensodyne True White toothpastes do not have SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate), an ingredient that makes toothpaste foamy when you br...

Arm length would be at least as important as slide length...

It's hard to avoid sodium lauryl sulfate, I think it's in every toothpaste, even Tom's. This is an interesting read https://www.tomsofmaine.com/our-promise/ingredients/sodium-lauryl-sulfate You can probably just be careful how much and how long the contact is, and rinse thoroughly, and try coconut o...

To refinish that including straightening the shank, soldering the cracks, and replating, I would have to charge well more than $100. So add that to your cost, and all the postage back and forth, and decide if it's worth it. Probably a very good mouthpiece for what it is.

What horn is this for?

That too big a rim for you to have solid high range.

Not a general comment - intended specifically for dukesboneman.

Most players and teachers have no idea what they're actually doing, they just use the "mental picture" approach.

I have only seen one player who actually had a pretty much round aperture. If I can find that video in an old hard drive, I'll try to post a picture.

On the reverse hand slide idea: I number of years ago a guy came through my shop with a Bach 42B that had been modified that way. The cross brace was attached to the top tube only, and had a ring around the lower tube. I don't remember his name and I don't know whatever happened with that horn, but ...

Send me your address and I'll send something you can use to improve it. I've done this before... It's a scrap mouthpiece shank with a 1/4" hex shank in it, that you can use in a drill or screw gun, low speed and low pressure, with lapping compound. You can get a tube of lapping compound at an auto p...

Those numbers look pretty close to accurate
For the 90G I would use a little smaller than a standard large shank.

Outstanding. And I like the way you did the video, nice perspective.

Buzzing with a controlled wider aperture to match the mouthpiece size. You don't yet know what that feels like, you lose control of it - probably your bottom lip is flipping outward.

But really I'd have to see it to give specific valid advice.

A double buzz happens when part of a lip is vibrating at a different speed than the rest. There can be lots of causes, but the solution is to get control of it so it doesn't happen. It's not uncommon when going to a larger rim size, like trumpet to trombone or trombone to bass or tuba. You're used t...

A world-class trombone player...
I don't know his reputation but I don't hear that.

That's very interesting. A couple of questions:
Is the counterweight original, and is that the original location?
How much of a 7th position does it have?

I would check the runout of the valve vs the shaft. Probably not very easy to do, you'd need a good setup and a good dial indicator. The shaft could be slightly bent, just enough so fresh oil makes it work but after a short time it binds.

For the most part, tenors in an ensemble would not ever go below the bass clef staff. They can play lower but it would not likely be in an ensemble part - if a 3rd part goes lower, it's a bass trombone part.

I will leave the opera questions to those who are more qualified to answer.

I should add spices and salt to the possible culprits. And I now know of a similar case that seems to be sensitivity to vaseline. Not something you'd expect.

I'm probably the wrong person to be giving advice on doubling practice since I really don't double and I also don't practice... but I would be tempted to spend each day playing just one horn, and rotate days and horns. Anybody tried that?

I have a Mt Vernon 8 but unfortunately it does not feel open like that, it's kind of stuffy. Probably needs a different leadpipe but I haven't done that yet.

You need to consider everything that comes in contact - toothpaste, anything you put on your lips, food, etc. Is there any common event that happens a day or two before it happens each time? I'm just saying it may be unrelated to playing, but of course it might be silver allergy. Unlikely though. Pi...

What's "wrong" with the original video in question is HORRIBLE slide-tongue synchronization. Not even close. No, it's not "too legato," it's just bad legato. I will go so far as to say Charlie Vernon is one of the only players I've ever heard whose synchronization is as perfect as it can be. His leg...

I think it is when anything introduces a random or non-harmonic vibration that disturbs the orderly vibration that is the standing wave. It can happen with a thin bell that is not braced enough or in the right place, or outer slide tubing that is thin enough to distort a strong sound wave, and it al...

I would not downplay the need to "Practice it, a lot" but it's extremely important to be doing it correctly, in a manner that has some hope of succeeding, and on equipment that will work for you.

I can cover anything needed in the tenor or alto departments.

Who did the goldplating on the rim? I know it was silver.

Some people react to stainless, whatever the reason.. that's why they don't use it for implants.

I think Andy has always leaned toward big horns with F attachments.

Yes, Andy Hunter is a great player with a big fat sound all over.

https://teachmephysiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mechanics-of-breathing.jpg When the diaphragm contracts to inhale, it pushes the guts out of the way and you stomach goes out. Everything else expands too. Focus on it or not, that's what happens. Demonstrations are like statistics - you can ...

That's pretty much my understanding and how I look at it. However, playing, especially when it comes to endurance, is really more of an isometric exercise (as you say ongoing contractions), not repetitive contractions. "Strength" comes in two forms, largely due to the two different fiber types. As y...

The thing that messes up the next note is the small changes in the placement if you take too much pressure off during the breath. Make sure you keep mouthpiece pressure on top and bottom while you breathe through the corners. Get your tongue out of the way. Pull the air in from your diaphragm. It wo...

XT 102, E, E4 would make you happy.

I thought the ad made it clear who they were presenting. Without mentioning who they weren't presenting. I have seen other ads for orchestras (management) presenting concerts of (or featuring) internationally known stars who are obviously not members of the particular orchestra. Any orchestra right ...

I don't know what a proper response is, not being a mouthpiece designer, but I do know what feels comfortable on my chops. I have thick set, full lips, so for me cup width is not a big deal (I play all trombones, except alto, and double on trumpet), but rim shape does affect me. I feel most comfort...

No correlation between cup width and lip shape.

There are preferences by embouchure type - which is unrelated to lip shape.. And preferences of rim shape related to horn angle, whether mouthpiece pressure is flat on the teeth or more angled.

I still have the window open on my computer and I can still watch it. Is there a convenient way to record from my screen? (Windows 7). I got the audio already.

Available now... Or at least soon when I make more.

A long time ago it was up and then down.. I was surprised to see it up again. Oh well...
I used to have it on tape but I think it got lost in our 2005 fire.

Well it was 26 years ago... things change.

The "Pinks and Greens" were one of our regular performance uniforms that went with the Glenn Miller repertoire. The Airmen if Note was originally formed as the Air Force's replacement of Glenn Miller's Army-Air Force band, so we did a lot of that music. Glenn Miller and other big band music was very...

The whole video is almost an hour long, but I'm playing Too Little Time at this starting point:

https://youtu.be/bfErrhC7zbY?t=2373

Just wondering... are there any orchestras where the performers are in charge and the administration is the hired help?

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