Hello lovely brass players. I'm not a brass player at all, know nothing, but my daughter plays Tenor Horn and loves it more than anything else in the world. She has asked for a practice mute so I am hoping somebody here can recommend one? Thank you :)
Does anyone know where to find a Marshall gilkes trombone used im hunting for one and they are all 3 to 7 thousand new and the one for 3k i dont think is a legit sight so is there is a sight or somthing to buy it used that i dont know about or somthing like that or am i just gonna be stuck saving for a while
A few months ago I was in warming up and felt a sharp pain in the left side of my upper lip, it hurt like hell for a second or two and then went away, I didn’t think much of it because it was something I had never felt before, that was about a few days before I played a show with cyrille amie, upuntill that day I was probably playing four hours a day between rehearsals and individual practice time.
Looking back on everything, I did not have a good teacher at all, I was overplaying every single day way past my limits 6-7 hours a day and my teacher was fully aware of the overplaying and never said anything untill it was too late.(weekly lesson).
Fast forward to today,
I basically have a mouthpiece dent on the left side of my top lip in the same exact spot I had the sharp pain, I say the word permanent but I pray to god it’s not, it has gotten better but I’m extremely paranoid and worried that this will never heal or the mucle will never be the same,
I still have “pain” although now its more like a “rawnes” or “soar” feeling, ontop of the physical difference and dent compared to the right side of my lip.
I haven’t been able to find a professional to look into this,
Any advice is welcome I’ve been dealing with this for a while and just want to feel like I’m not going to be disadvantaged my whole career or be at risk of never healing
So, I'm looking at buying a used trumpet on eBay and I've whittled it down to two options. One is a Jupiter JTR1100S with a dent in the bell, that i'm willing to get fixed, or a Besson 1000 that looks brand new. ill leave a link for both. i'm having trouble deciding which would be the best fit. i'm a high school senior going into college and looking for a horn that will; support me all throughout my musical journey. those are the 2 ive found, but im open to new ideas. under $600.
Any feedback is welcome
Hello! I'm currently purchasing bass bone mutes for college and I am split between 2 different straight mutes. I am getting the Morningstar cup mute, and was wondering if I should get the Morningstar straight, or the Dennis Wick straight (both copper bottoms)? Ive played on a Dennis Wick and I loved the sound but am curious to see if there is anyone who has played on both can give some opinions or even suggest a different straight mute! Thank you!!
I’m a cadet bugler and I’ve been having issues with my issued Bb bugle. It has no visible brand markings, appears to be a brass/copper mix, and only seems to play about 4 notes. The sound is very weak—almost like I’m just playing on the mouthpiece without the bugle attached.
I’ve also noticed what looks like a bent inner tube and a mouthpiece receiver that may have been repaired or soldered oddly. I’m able to get a full, normal sound on my trumpet, so I’m wondering if the bugle itself has a problem.
Has anyone seen this before with older cadet bugles? Does this sound like a leak, damage, a bad repair, or is it normal for some military bugles?
Any advice would be appreciated.
I know there’s a lot of intonation issues, but I feel like there’s a level of depth missing from my sound. Does anyone know what I can change to help it? I’ve been playing euphonium for around 6-7 months now
If the name of a person who plays trumpet is “trumpeter”, then why is the name of a person who plays trombone “trombonist” and not “tromboner”? 🤔
Hi Everybody!
I recently picked up this 1937 Olds Super from a local thriftstore!
It is in suprisingly good state for it being a 89 year old Trombone, only one small on the bell near the brace. The fluted slide still slides perfectly and has zero dents or dongs at all.
It only needed some cleaning, no polishing yet, because like how it looks this way.
The serialnumbers on the bellsectoin and the slide are 10700 and 10853, wich indicates that it was made in 1937.
It does not have a Slide lock, and the bell and slide lock together with a frictionfit connection.
I got it with a Rudy Mück Cushion Rim 23 mouthpiece, wich suits fhe horn pretty good. this combination makes it a pretty killer Jazz/Lead BigBand trombone, as it really packs a punch considering it is quite a small bore with the .485/.500 dual bore slide.
It has the 1" Tone band found on the earlier Super models, and the combination of nicklesilver and an unlaquered redbrass bell just looks fantastic.
I paid €300 for it, wich is pretty high for a thriftstore, but still not that much for an Olds super of this age in this condition.
These early models are quite rare here in the Netherlands, so I think the €300 was worth it!
For now I will just enjoy it for a while as it is, maybe I will restore it or pass it on in a while.
Do you giys think this was a good price for this horn? And what would you guys pay for it?
I’m a musician and want to record my next album in 432 hz instead of 440. We have a home studio and can tune the piano and everything, the only issue is we really wanted horns on some of the songs and I don’t know whether they’ll be compatible with the 432? I have limited knowledge on brass but can’t they just pull out the mouthpiece to 432 or is it more complicated than that?
To start off, here’s some background into that might be useful
I’m not primarily a horn player, most of what I do these days is bass trombone, euphonium too. I only play horn about once a week.
I’ve had somewhat were fairly long term lip injuries related to nerve damage in the past, which of course meant my lips were numb (3 years ago)
But the odd thing is, it’s ONLY happening when I play horn. No other instrument does this to me. The feeling will last the rest of the day, sometimes even the next day I won’t quite have 100% feeling back.
Does anyone know possible reasons as to why this could be happening, if it’s something to worry about, and what I can do to fix it?
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Hi all.
I have two trumpets in front of me, one 1970 Bach TR-200 and one new stencil student horn. While playing, I feel the metal of the Bach resonating more in my hand. Inversely, when I tap the instruments with my finger, the Bach doesn't vibrate almost at all, while the stencil vibrates an insane amount wherever I tap it, from mouthpiece receiver to bell.
Generally, is there something to be surmised from how a brass instrument vibrates when you tap it in different places?
As a jazz guitarist I was always interested in playing wind instruments and was always thinking between trumpet and sax, lately I’ve been digging deeper into this subject and found I liked the sound of trumpet more and always listened to more trumpeters than saxophonists, but when I started looking for a trumpet to buy I found it was too expensive (I can barely afford anything over 280$) and I always saw people saying that it’s too hard and it takes more than 2 years to play a decent melody which made me step away in fear. So my questions are
is it really that hard to play trumpet?
How long does it take to play songs like blue in green with around 2 hours of daily practice?
And what’s a good trumpet that’s not expensive and I wouldn’t need to change for a few years?
Note: I can’t get a teacher I have to be fully self taught
"Sakis, the sweetguy, the everyday guy. 🍉
7-8th grade looking for advice
dieter Otto horn
I noticed that the sweat from my hands is "slowly" ruining the silver parts where I use to hold the instrument.
I already use a dry microfiber cloth to clean the sweat but I often end up spreading it over the whole instrument.
I've read someone suggesting coating those parts using car wax. Does it actually help? What's your suggestion?
Hey guys,
A few friends and I are trying to put together a tentet at school to read through Jan Koetsier's Brass Symphony.
Since we are just practicing this for fun/study at school, buying the expensive physical full set is a bit tough for us right now, and we prefer reading off of iPads anyway.
If anyone has any leads on where to get a PDF copy, or if anyone who has performed this piece before could help us out with the digital files, please drop a comment or send me a DM.
Any help would save a bunch of broke music students. Appreciate it!