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It's only been used about 3 times ... am a pro trumpeter who owns it 'just in case' ... Frank Renton never phoned :( Am open to any reasonable offers over £140 (I pay post)... Lacquer is near perfect (small fading inside of bell from stand) Plays fine... Valves good... Solid case... 4B wick...

The Trumpet (or any other instrument) needs to be as good as the music you are asking it to perform... I've played $25 Chinese trumpets that were easily good enough (tone / intonation etc) for all playing until it got to the most further reaches of register (G above High C) I've encountered...

Um chugs ... yep...tedious... mechanically accurate / musical feel... yep...have fun...don't sweat...

“The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.” ― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

There's a sale on . . . rgds Rod - Embouchure Enhancement Books www.lulu.com/spotlight/roddytpt

I thought this might be helpful for some.... The Relationship between The Brain and Self-Confidence Our subconscious minds absorb messages and conclusions at a very young age. The subconscious mind is not set up to rationalize what it records. It simply takes in the information gathered from...

Hi, Its likely, just your chops have stiffened up from not playing cornet much these days [spending more time conducting and arranging]. The aperture closes off some and 'blocks' the air. Less long tones / more lip flexis slurs when warming up should do it...until your normal chop feel...

And need to find some cheap, or better yet, free, music. Anyone got any they'd like to part with? ============================ Yep... email me buddy... roddytpt@aol.com I'll send you some freebies... regards Roddy o-iii<O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fi1FZL9rPI "E M...

10 min YOUTUBE demo and my NEW Book 6 . . Hello all . . . I hope you are well 2 things . . . 1. I've done a new 10 minute demo video on YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fi1FZL9rPI and . . . 2. I've also written a new book: [techniques are also good for cornet and...

used ..Bach CR310 Bb Cor - SALE - £99 - (new £399) some laquer wear around one of the main tuning slide legs / NO DENTS buyer pays shipping. roddytpt@aol.com more info... Bore: .459" Bell Diameter: 4 3/4" Bell: Two-piece, Shepherd's crook (short model), hand-hammered yellow...

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Hiya.. consider buying a Bb TAYLOR CHICAGO II Lite ?? [vgc - silver with gold highlights] http://www.taylortrumpets.com/large_chicagolite.html new = £2200 ..... my used vgc model = £850 ono [money needed for other projects] regards... Roddy [roddytpt@aol.com]

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try to make sure your mouth isn't twitching or wobbling in any way as you play long notes, etc etc =================================== twitching or wobbling is the corner muscles struggling to hold the required lip shape...

Here are some of the symptoms of an inefficient LIP aperture / jaw -teeth opening [too open, or too closed].... TOO closed lip aperture problems: • choked off sound in all registers • thin weedy tone • high register "whistley" sounding • no power • poor attacks • plays high on the...