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The wide vs narrow rim (shape) issue is really about the combination of mouthpiece placement and face & teeth structure. Mostly where your nose is, relative to your top lip - how tall or short your top lip is. For a lot of players, a wide rim anchors onto the structure at the bottom of the nose, and...

"Conventional wisdom" and the points made so far are correct for some people some of the time. But embouchure function is very different for different people and conventional wisdom is often exactly backwards.

I have a NY 15C and a 22SC that both have that same stamping with the comma.

I think I'll start putting a hinge on my rims instead of threads.

I thought Toto was a dog.

Lexan expands with heat, so probably dipping it in very hot water would make it a bit easier to get off. Lexan is safe up to at least 275.

I do none of those things. The hex is there to use a box-end wrench. If it's really stuck, hit the opposite end of the wrench to use impact, which will loosen it. Just hold it in your hand to do that, no need to use any kind of rubber grip. NEVER put vice-grips or pliers on any part of a mouthpiece....

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I would get outer tubes that fit and make a new non-tuning outer slide with the parts you already have.

Looks like there are also complaints about him from almost a year ago.

I'm afraid you would have to prove to me that simply adding weight lowers the pitch, because I don't believe it. It probably changes the way a student holds the horn and therefore their playing mechanics, which can cause pitch issues depending on their embouchure type.

I would say the regular 51 is quite a bit different from itself.

It's supposed to be 1.01 but most of them are far from that.

Bravo, that was fantastic.

jacobgarchik wrote: FWIW, I am not a fan of the seperate case idea. I would be afraid to get into some semantic argument with a flight attendant over whether or not it's "one carry-on".

That did actually happen to me, but I won by saying it's one instrument that separates just to fit better in the overhead.

Even a little bit of extra length makes the slide feel significantly heavier.

If it came from Texas that's a clue

As far as I know it is strictly a Chinese made Brook Mays name.
A while back I was wondering the same thing and that's what I came up with.

Hi Doug! I think you're right. I feel that my problems were intitially physical/chop issues which have now switched to becoming something mental. I've recently been playing some socially distanced duets and quintets and the issues that have been plauging me in individual practice the past month or ...

"Mental blocks" are sometimes physical blocks that have become mental. And sometimes the reverse is true too.

The way I play, and teach, is to make sure the physical stuff is out of the way first. Then you can just play at your best.

I have a hard time getting past his sound.

And it's probably not even legal to use the video.

Al Gray always recommended that. It makes some difference but not much.

Exercises would be useless without modifying how you're doing it. If that's the way you sound up there, the first thing to look at is your mouth cavity being too open to support those notes. It's not about strength, it's about form and how you do it. There's lots more about it that I teach but I wou...

It's not practical for a rented apartment, but the way to do it is to add a layer of drywall to the inside of the walls and ceiling, with greenglue as a resilient cushion between the old and new drywall. https://www.acoustimac.com/soundproofing-green-glue-6/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7ZL6BRCmARIsAH6XFDJQVCwaY5x...

There's other stuff out there but his materials have been pretty standard for about the last 40 years.

Start by comparing the bell sections on the Yamaha C valve instrument and a Bb YSL354. I've seen both but not compared side-by-side.

Mouthpiece choice for a 3B is much more dependent on you than on the horn. Anything and everything works on a 3B. The question is what size works for you. It could be influenced by your embouchure type, what other mouthpieces and horns you play, how long you've been playing, and the strong and weak ...

I am still using USPS Priority Mail and not having any serious issues except usually an extra day.
Most leadpipes will fit in a Priority Mail Small Box and postage is $8.30 anywhere in the US.
Those boxes are available at any post office for no extra charge.

Rivet?

Either one would work but LT will give "the rim size and contour of a Bach 5G" as you specified.

XT will have a bigger feel. Maybe you want that.

I recommend my standard rim shape instead of the 5G shape. Nearly everybody likes it better.

My LT 101-5G rim, H cup, H8 or H9 shank

I just made some G8's if you want to try one. I don't think you want a G10.

"Bigger" does not always equal "more open" and "smaller" does not always mean "more resistant."
Often, but not always. When something doesn't resonate well it can either feel too open or stuffy.

The 4C is pretty much the specs I would have recommended, but it has some quirks. I think you'll do fine on it.

If you want an interesting piece of trombone history that's not a bad price at all.

The $70 shipping is more than they're worth.

Pull your tongue back when you inhale. Get it out of the way and your breath will be quieter.

My 6 years of hell was playing 2nd in a well known big band with a Bach 36 on lead. Me on a .490, then .500, 3rd player on .500, and a Yamaha bass. Totally top heavy, impossible to match.

It can be challenging to find a mouthpiece that works well with odd bore sizes.

I have also tried the .480/488 and it's just too small for me. I don't think I've tried the.500 but I imagine it would be great. The .512 is nice but sort of an odd size, I'm not sure what he had in mind for that one. As I recall, the slides and bells are not clearly marked which size they are, so t...

Your playing will make more difference than any mic.

Any how does anybody really know that "NONE of them sound like what you actually sound like" since you can't actually hear yourself from a distance?

The high range on trumpet requires a much higher tongue position and much more air compression.
And without seeing you play I can't guess what else might help.

I can't think of any horns that are or were .485/.500, and maybe there's a reason for that. Might be interesting, but might also be a waste of time. It seems to me the connection of one of the slide tubes to the end crook will be problematic. I'd consider two closer bores before those two.

I recently did a lesson with an adult total beginner and got him off to a good start. It may seem extravagant to start that way, but early success makes a huge difference.

I use Skype and Zoom.

Phone mics are not that bad. For the audition purposes your playing will make more difference than the mic.

Interesting saying "Distress teaches naked woman to spin"

I'm really not sure what that means!

I have never seen stockings that were cut after chrome plating.

Buffing RPM is also closely related to wheel diameter. For slow RPM like 1800 you need to use a larger wheel like 10 or 12 inches, and for faster RPM like 3600 you need to use smaller wheels like 8 inches or less. Those diameters might be a bit on the big side but that's where I start and let them w...

Everybody has an opinion, and knows only what they believe.
I don't have time for that, and I'm not on any Facebook groups.

Tripoli is good for nearly everything. It's red but not like red rouge. The compound you use is important, but the REALY important stuff is your buffing technique. Be constantly moving and changing angles, never stay in one place or one direction. Don't use a lot of pressure and always be aware of t...

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