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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.
1,301 Questions
Is a trumpet a conductor or insulator?
A trumpet is usually mostly brass, a metal. Metals are conductors, so...
By deduction a trumpet is a conductor.
You can easily test this if you have access to a trumpet and a multimeter. Use the "ohms" scale of the multimeter...
Can you play trumpet with dentures?
Apparently you can. I only know this because one of the old guys in our big band does.
He uses a zero pressure method to make the mouthpiece ride on his lip cushion instead of using his teeth to support the mouthpiece.
As stated YES you can - also using a larger mouth piece which has the same bowl size but is larger in over all diametre so that you press against the gum line not the teeth. Keeping low lip power is really hard and does take loads of practice.
How much does a pocket trumpet cost?
They usually cost about as much as a normal student level trumpet - in the $500-$800 range.
Don't make the mistake this contributor did and buy a cheap one for under $200. They're terrible quality and (in my case) the valves may freeze permanently.
What brand and model trumpet did arturo sandoval play?
He plays a Flip Oakes designed "Wild Thing" trumpet.
What materials is a Trumpet made of?
It goes without saying that the trumpet is a brass instrument, though what each of its parts is made of is more complicated. Most of the instrument is, as its name implies, made of brass - though, some of the instrument has copper in it, and some of the brass can be coated with other metals. Some instruments also have a layer of lacquer on them.
The most common mixture of "yellow brass" used for trumpets is 70% copper and 30% zinc. 80/20 mixes and copper/nickel/zinc ("silver brass") mixes are also common.
All of the finishes do affect the sound quality
Another variation between trumpets is the size of the cylindrical bore. The bore is the hole that runs from the mouthpiece to the bell, down which air is blown. Different sizes of bore have a big effect on the sound the instrument makes, and how much air has to be blown down it
What different styles of trumpet are there?
their is a G trumpet. F trumpet B flat trumpet and a Piccolo trumpet being the smallest trumpet and an octive higher than a regular trumpet.
Probably Al Hirt. He was a successful trumpeter and band leader who sold a lot of records
What do the numbers 078233 on a boosey and hawks trumpet mean?
That would be the serial number which can be used to date the instrument.
Your Boosey and Hawkes trumpet was made around 1964 according to that serial number.
Can you re-blue a Remington 870 shotgun?
I see no reason why not. You may need to experiment around to find the best formula for that particular steel.
What is the bore of a trumpet?
The bore of a trumpet varies. One very common bore is 0.460 inches inside diameter. It is measured on one of the tuning slides.
What is the fingering for G flat on a trumpet?
It would be the same an F sharp. So just the middle valve.
When spelling the sound of a trumpet a person might use the words, "dah ditty DAH ditty DAH". This would be a trumpet that is used to announce a particular event.
What are the fingerings of the G sharp scale on trumpet?
G has one sharp which is F#
From Low G below middle C the two octave scale is:
- G=1+3
- A=1+2
- B=2
- C=open
- D=1+3
- F#=2
- G=open
- A=1+2
- B=2
- C=open
- D=1
- E=open
- F#=2
- G=open
How can you stop cramps while playing waterpolo?
foot cramps:extend the cramped foot out in front of you and hold your foot with the opposite hand. EAT LOTS OF NANNERS!!!
What company manufactured a carbine marked with the letters QUAL HMC above the serial number?
Quality Hardware & machine Co.. Made m1 carbines from Feb1943 to May 1944
Which is better a Bf or a C trumpet?
A Bb and a C trumpet are two different instruments, A Bb trumpet is set in the key of Bb while the C trumpet is set in the key of C (or concert) so seeing as they are two different instruments i would say they are equally as good.
What do you call a person who blows the trumpet in a castle?
A person who blows a trumpet is a herald.
Why do bass notes require a greater movement of speaker cone than mid to high notes?
The wavelength of a note is determined by the distance between peaks or the distance between nodes. The lower the frequency, the greater the wavelength, because the two are inversely proportional. Bass notes have low frequencies and, hence, have long wavelengths, over a meter long, whereas treble notes have wavelengths of about a centimeter. A great deal of air must be moved to recreate a bass note. Large speakers are necessarily more massive than small ones and so have greater inertia, which means they cannot move fast enough to produce high frequencies. Small speakers are better suited, therefore, for producing higher frequencies (and smaller wavelengths). Although small speakers are capable of vibrating slowly, slow enough to match bass notes, they won't push enough air at low speeds to be audible, so a large surface area is required to produce the lower-range sounds.
Is a Bach Prelude good quality trumpet?
"Nothing wrong with a Bach instrument. Many high school bands here have used them for years."
Yes, but the Prelude line is intended for beginners on a tight budget. We have a few in our school district, and they are fine for young students. Bach has a reputation for making great trumpets (I own two myself), and the Stradivarius is their top model. The Omega or Mercedes lines would be fine as intermediate instruments.
What were the Jews required to do on the feast of trumpets?
As follows.
Rosh Hashanah is the first two days of the month of Tishrei, and is the Jewish New Year. Our traditions state that at that time the world is judged for the coming year (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a); and during services we read the Torah and say prayers which ask for a good year and which declare God's kingship over the world. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown (Leviticus 23:24; Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 33b-34a), symbolically heralding God's kingship, and calling to mind the covenant of Isaac (see Genesis ch.22). Festive meals are held in the home, and traditional foods (such as the well-known apple dipped in honey) are eaten to symbolize a sweet year (See Talmud, Keritut 6a).See also:
How many trumpets are in an orchestra?
It depends on several things. What type of orchestra? In a jazz orchestra, it's usually 4 but there are sometimes 5. In a symphony orchestra, on any given song it can be as few as 0 or 1 or 2, or as many as 10 or more. Some songs have no brass parts, some call for 1 or 2 trumpets, some call for 8 or 10. Symphony orchestra usually have 3 or 4 "regular" trumpet players, and then they have alternates that they call when needed.
