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Well, the job mattered to me as an attempt to improve my musicianship. For somebody trying to make a living as a musician it would be a joke. It barely even supplanted the income from teaching lessons. A lot of the rest of the orchestra were local music teachers. Well...I don't really want to argue...

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I’m putting out feelers to see if anyone is interested in trading their Yamaha 321 for my Wessex Dolce euphonium. My dolce plays very nicely but I’ve decided I’d rather have a 321. I’ve always liked them, and I find the compensating horns very stuffy, especially down low. My dolce is silver plated (...

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Same thing for me too at many of my college ringer gigs.

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Looking for a Griego Alessi 1A small shank. I'd also be interested in the Greg Black equivalent. Let me know if you've got one!

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OP: are you including your sub work with pro groups on your resume?

Gabe is right, btw.

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As to the multiple tonguing in that register specifically, start at soft dynamics and VERY soft consonants. Look in a mirror to see how stable your embouchure is while you do that. If the corners are moving all over the place, play even softer and use even softer consonants. Ah! The elusive thuga t...

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Does anyone have a strong opinion about the order of syllables for triple tonguing? I learned with the G/K on the second syllable (tuh-kuh-tuh), but it seems that most (including Arbans) put it on the third (tuh-tuh-kuh). Are there any benefits to re-training my tongue to match what most people do?...

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I don't know the answer, but I've always been curious about this. I've definitely noticed that pulling my F slide way out changes the way the open horn plays. Pulling it out entirely does too. I'm not sure it changes the intonation, but it does something to the feel/slot. I find this too. There's e...

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Absolutely. Changing between and f-attachment and a straight neckpipe is a pretty complicated from an acoustic standpoint. How so? If the 2 assemblies are the same length, intonation shouldn't change. I don't know the answer, but I've always been curious about this. I've definitely noticed that pul...

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Thanks!

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meine wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 6:26 am I let make the cuts by Thein and it‘s amazing! The response is much better and the playbility in the valved register improved. Very happy to have done this

This is fascinating. Anyone else done this??

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Just played the 87 at a rehearsal with my Edwards 502. Really quite nice. Very clear articulation. Centers quickly and easily. High range and low range are both easier than my GP. Nice color to the sound (clear and bright, but I could fatten it up down low). Overall a keeper for this tenor trombonist.

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I like the trombone solo from Pulcinella by Stravinsky. Lots of glissandos in that. If that's too sophisticated, do a drunken version of "How Dry I Am". I still feel that if you don't identify the title of Lassus and just play the music, nobody would know or want to take offense. The tune...

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I bought my 502 with the single bore slide. Once I changed to dual bore it really made the horn feel much better. The valves felt the same and playing in both valves was better. High range was/great with either slide.

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Opening act for Gershwin... NYP-1928-12-13.jpg This is interesting... a major orchestra, a major conductor, Carnegie Hall... and yet only one piece out of five we might still recognize today: NYP-1921-03-30.jpg Don Juan is a standard. Just played it, in fact. whoops never mind. I didn't even read t...

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The unaccompanied telemann flute things (fantasies?) are pretty great.

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robcat2075 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:24 pm Opening act for Gershwin...

NYP-1928-12-13.jpg

This is interesting... a major orchestra, a major conductor, Carnegie Hall... and yet only one piece out of five we might still recognize today:

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Don Juan is a standard. Just played it, in fact.

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CalgaryTbone wrote: ↑Sun Mar 20, 2022 6:01 pm I found my Chicago recording of the Franck - I was wrong, the conductor is Pierre Monteux. Two other good recordings in my library - New York Philharmonic with Kurt Masur, and Montreal Symphony with Charles Dutoit.

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I really like that Monteux recording.

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Looks awesome. I hope to try one someday. Looks a lot like my alto (.508 and plays like a beast btw).

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Matt K wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 4:40 pm Best outfit is a polo shirt and tan khakis. Everybody can wear it, it’s inexpensive and easy to clean, looks good but not ostentatious and hella comfortable.

Thats my go to. I also teach class in that at two universities. Seems to be fine.

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Standard concert dress preceded the boomers by a considerable number of years if not generations. “Classism”, meaning class distinction? Is that still the case I wonder? Here on the W Coast a far more compelling argument could be made for ethnic distinction, as classical music is supported by the A...

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I played the Flowers Duet with the community band with the director on euphonium. A young flutist music teacher conducted. Near as I could tell she had on a long dress and two shoes. It helped that my bell goes to the left and blocked the view. Im sure she found you distracting as well, but in a di...

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It should be illegal to have new mouthpieces arrive on Friday-Sunday morning.

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Yeah I played a GP before the change. The 85 is a smidge bigger overall, lighter blank, but with a “darker” sound. I don’t like that word but I don’t know what else to call it. Also the rim on the GP is pretty flat, the Markey series of mouthpieces are not. They aren’t razor thin like Schilkes also...

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ZacharyThornton wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:45 am Been playing the 85 since TMEA. Haven’t wanted to play anything else. Way better than my two Laskey 85s. Easier to play by miles.

Spent any time on a GP? If yes, how’s it compare?

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Any reports? Anybody try one?

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I like them in certain specific environments: 1. Playing with very small, (usually freelance) orchestras supporting a choir (often a church choir or semi-professional chorale). The trombones are always too loud. You can get a little brilliance at a lower volume with less work. Yes. Brilliance at a ...

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I think it might be more popular with community orchestras than with pro groups lately. I've done it several times, but only with community and academic groups.

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I used to play the 321 at the shop I taught at with an xt I cup and I6 shank (quite deep and large). Played awesome.

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I used to own a 321 with a Yamaha 621 leadpipe on it - great improvement. I've played several - all very good. I've also played some where just the receiver was changed on the existing leadpipe, and they played OK, but I found them hard to play soft on. Something about the large receiver opening in...

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The first position G is usually sharp on most altos. A mouthpiece that fits properly, and has a backbore that is designed for alto can help minimize some adjustments. There are quite a lot of differences in how close the bell is to your face between different makes. Take all of this into account, a...

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Every alto I've played has a sharp G partial. That's par for the course. This includes Shires, Courtois, and Thein. You just need to get used to it.

I have noticed that while G is sharp, F# is less sharp, and F is usually pretty close.

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Emailing you now

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Lovely playing!!

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There is someone wearing a mask in a shot of the orchestra in HBO’s “The Gilded Age”

Oh well

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Depends on how long your arms are. I’m a gorilla so I like 7th. I’ve never spent much time trying it with the valve, but I’ve heard it sound great that way (t2-t1-5).

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Doubling:

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If someone would prefer Rotax valves to AR valves I’d be willing to work out a three way trade. I have an original 502 bell section with Rotax valves that I’d be happy to swap with AR valves.

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Burgerbob wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:52 pm I have a friend selling one on facebook, if you're on there.

I’ll look. Thanks!

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Looking for a Griego Alessi 1C. Pm me if you’ve got one! Thanks!

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I'm not much of a jazz player, but I also have tried moving my "home" note up over time. I gradually moved it up from 2nd partial to 4th partial (middle Bb), and lots of things have improved. I tried going up to 5th partial, but that was too high. My embouchure does "something" (...

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You're making much too big a deal about the whole situation. He's totally fine on the 356 and the Landgren. Leave it alone, he really doesn't need anything else, now or maybe ever. It sounds to me like maybe there's something wrong with the Benge, it shouldn't be that much of a problem. Yes. This ^

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The jo-ral adjustable cup mute doesn't have these problems. I'm curious why anyone would use a stonelined cup mute outside of a big band. Not being critical, I just don't think they are the right tool for that job. I prefer the sound of the stonelined. I use the small bass sized one on my 547. I pa...

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356R vs. Benge is the most Trombone Chat topic I’ve ever seen. It’s like asking Trombone Chat to choose its favorite child.

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robcat2075 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 6:42 pm I enjoyed your performance and the arrangement!

My tip... do these things as a video and put it on Youtube. More accessible than Dropbox, although it did play for me.

Absolutely not too late to record the video and just sync it all up.

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Mv2541 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:56 am
Kdanielsen wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:57 pm Ive got a Griego Oft with a Griego Alessi screw rim (same size as the Oft but the flatter Alessi contour instead) and a Griego Alessi 4A if you’re interested. PM me.
I’ll shoot you an email after Christmas if it’s cool.

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Ive got a Griego Oft with a Griego Alessi screw rim (same size as the Oft but the flatter Alessi contour instead) and a Griego Alessi 4A if you’re interested. PM me.

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