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Trumpet

The highest member of the brass family of instruments, the trumpet's distinctive sound always stands above the rest. Questions about the trumpet, trumpet players, and trumpet music belong here.

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What are the pros and cons of playing soccer?

PROS:

1. HELPS YOU PHYSICALLY KEEP FIT.

2. MENTALLY (UNDERSTANING WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT).

3. SOCIALLY (HOW TO CONNECT WITH TEAMATES AND OTHERS).

4. ACADEMICALLY (DEGREE)

5. TEACHES GOOD SPORTSMEN-SHIP (E.G. TO HELP A PLAYER UP AFTER A TACKLE).

CONS:

1. MAY CAUSE MAJOR FATIGUE

2. CAN BREAK BONES EASILY

3. CAN STRAIN MUSCLES IF YOU GO IN FOR A HARD TACKLE

4. ATHLETES FOOT MAY START APPEARING QUICKLY.

How do you identify a handgun with no markings except a serial number.?

Go to the Library and see if you can find any edition of Gun Trader, Modern Gun Values, or Flaydermans and start looking through the photos closely. Hope that helps! Blue Mt Gunworks

What are the disadvantages in using a trumpet or cornet valve guard?

Some valve guards can actually tarnish the silver/ lacquer of the instrument rather than protecting it. This happened to me on my Bach Stradivarius and now there is raw brass in one spot on the valve casing. I recommend that you wash it first, and check for blackness or other discoloration of the horn periodically.

What is the proverb of don't blow your own trumpet?

Don't blow your own horn, it means not to brag about yourself.

How long does it take to learn to play the trumpet well?

The trumpet can take years or decades to master, but musical talent is different with every individual. Therefore, someone could practice for 5 minutes to 5 years to fit your description of well.

Does a trumpet use valves or slides?

Most use valves, but a slide version does exist.

When was a continental cadet trumpet with the serial number 28409 manufactured?

The Continental Cadet trumpets can not be aged based on their serial numbers. Based on the company's manufacturing periods, however, it is likely from the 1930s.

Which make the best jazz trumpets?

The martin Committee is the all time most popular Jazz trumpet. It was made from the late 1940's through to 1990's.

Committees, are so called because they were allegedly designed by a team of popular musicians and designers of the day. It features a reverse lead pipe and a bell close coupled at the valve block. These features were supposed to mellow the tone of the instrument.

The truth of the matter is that the Committee probably owed more to the success of canny marketing techniques and paid for endorsements by players such as Miles Davis.

The Committee has been copied by a number of manufacturers, probably the closest was the Lawyer C7.

How do you prepare for fingering?

Make sure to shave down there, and clean.

What trumpet and mouthpiece did Charlie Spivak play?

Conn 12B with copper bell, In fact his whole trumpet section at one time played that trumpet.

Which member of the orchestal brass family not have valves?

The trombone - it has a slide instead of valves, to change the pitch of the note.

Who is trumpeter Stephen Haynes?

Stephen Haynes

Improvising Composer

Master Teaching Artist

Arts Consultant

Stephen Haynes is a product of the fertile Black Music Division at Bennington College, mentored by composer Bill Dixon. His early studies were with Frank Baird at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

As a sideman Haynes has specialized in orchestra music, working with such seminal composers as Bill Dixon, George Russell, La Monte Young, Cecil Taylor, Butch Morris, Earle Brown, Gunter Hampel, Leroy Jenkins, and Rhys Chatham.

Haynes performs on trumpet, cornet (Bb and soprano), flugelhorn and altohorn. His first two CDs as a leader arrive in 2010: Parrhesia/Engine Records, with Joe Morris and Warren Smith; and Hebeshebewebe/hatOlogy Records, with Alan Jaffe, Mario Pavone and Warren Smith.

Since 2006, Haynes has reunited with his mentor Bill Dixon for performances and production work on 17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur/Aum Fidelity; and Tapestries for Small Orchestra/Firehouse 12 Records.

Visit either Facebook or Myspace for more information.

See link below to visit Haynes' blog

How do you fix a ding on a trumpet mute?

Well if you mean a dent or something then , you could go to a local music store and pay about 10-15 dollars to fix it:) Or you know the hole in the end of it, take a stick and put it in there and try to push the dent out wards, the way it's suppose to be.

You should really not try to repair an instrument yourself. You could cause more damage and end up having to pay twice as much.

How can a pitch on a trumpet be changed?

The pitch can be changed by tightening or loosening the lips (embouchure), depressing a valve or valves and by moving tuning slides.

The pitch can also be affected by temperature and by the density of the gas being blown through it. Try playing a trumpet with a lungful of helium.

What is cooler trumpet or alto sax?

I think that the sax is cooler. It's partially because I play the alto sax, but I think the sax is easier too.

Who played trumpet on raindrops keep falling on your head?

Herb Alpert I think. He was on everything back then.

What is a trumpets timbre?

The timbre (pronounced 'tam-ber') of an instrument refers to the quality of the sound it produces.

The term be used to compare different instruments or different players of the same instrument:

  • A trumpet has a different timbre than a piano.
  • Wynton Marsalis has an unmatched timbre.

What can be blocking my trumpet?

There could be a number of things in the bell. Clean it with a trumpet cleaning snake and run water through it.

What does UMI stand for on a trumpet mouthpiece?

UMI stands for UNITED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. They were the manufacturers of Armstrong, Artley, Benge, Conn, King, and UMI bramds. This company later became Conn Musical Instruments and then merged with Selmer Co. It is now known as Conn-Selmer Inc.

What is a Holton Al Hirt Special trumpet worth?

Al Hirt was a famous trumpet player and he would have been sponsored to use this instrument.

Horton trumpets were regarded highly by big band players through the 40's to 70's and an Al hirt Horton is probably worth around $800.

The trumpet (and also cornet) called the Al Hirt Special was not a 'Pro' level horn, but rather an intermediate. They were introduced while Al Hirt was playing and endorsing Holton branded horns but were not the model that he used himself. The model was introduced at the time that Le Blanc purchased Holton and also had purchased/owned Courtois. The Al Hirt model that he played and indeed had his name on... The Al Hirt Signature Model, was of the Pro level Courtois Sonic 700 series. On a very good day one could possibly find this signature horn, well used, for $800. A very fine horn indeed. However the Holton "Al Hirt Special" in very nice used condition often sells beneath $300. More often less.For anyone that isn't actually at a pro level of playing, the Special is a very good horn.

As to the Holton trumpets as a whole...they are, from bottom to top fine playing horns. They were in fact the most influential brass shop in the first half of the 20th century and in the second half, produced some amazing horns that were sponsored by Al, and many other pros...Manyard foremost of the group. The MF horns being highly desired to this day. Unfortunately, as happened with the rest of the established brasswinds, (from King to Conn to Martin...now gone, Holton and even Bach etc., they became part of one conglomerate after another and are currently all are under the Conn Selmer group.

Can you queef during fingering?

You might when you get fisted but.not.just rubbing or sliding a finger or two in and out when someones penis is going in and out its like a pump and creates pressure and later leads to a queef...hope this helps