Recent content by Offbeats

I haven't got much of a clue about the sops, but I was priveleged recently to get to try out a few Xeno Bb's, and was lucky enough to have Fitzy have a blow on them to see what they were like (thanks for your help Fitzy)..I ended up buying one! I reckon they are swell... I hope the sop is...

I'm having a horrible New Years eve, sore throat, sore nose and i'm in trouble with the missus, so i'm taking out my anger musically with.. Apocolypse (Derek Bourgeois)

There's a duet fopr cornet and eupho by Roy Newsome, called Tete e Tete...Bit of a Latin number...Not really for a serious concert but perhaps ok for other less formal stuff

"I love Carols, although I do prefer Barbaras!" - Tom Baker PS Boar's Head Carol is the best oh and Three King's March, just cos I love smacking out the solo cornet bit!

I played a fairly nice version of Over the Rainbow, arranged by Goff Richards, in the slow melody section at a solo comp recently. Its arranged for Eb horn. I played it on Bb cornet player. I think it sounded ok (i ended up winning), so perhaps it would also sound good on soprano...Can't...

Thanks for the responses so far guys. In response to brassnecks suggestion..has any played a plexiglass JK cornet mouthpiece? Or a Kelly MOuthpiece... What are people's experiences with them. I know they are handy when marching or during the cold, but what about their merit during more...

During their recent tour of Australia, i was lucky enough to hear YBS in concert... I believe stuart lingard and a few of the other solo cornet players were playing clear plastic-y mouthpieces... Can anybody tell me anything about these..does anyone have any info on their brand etc? Cheers

can anybody help?

Hi all...sorry if this is posted in the wrong place..could someone please help me with a few problems ive been having..and info at all would be great... 1) my bach strad trumpet has been playing fine, until now...on two notes (specifically 1st line E and second space A), they seem not to be...

hi all..thank you for your help...i was priveleged to be able to test out 2 maestros and two courtois chambord II's (one a 106XL and the other an 106XLR) recently..and ended up getting the courtois 106XL..its was the best instrument of them all...although perhaps a goldbrass bell is in theory a...

Hi all..thank you for your posts so far...the sad thing about this affair is that right now i play on a large-bore B&H sovereign (round-stamp), however it belongs to the band i play for..as i will be most likely moving away next year to continue my music studies, im not sure the band will let...

Hi all... I'm studying music at university next year, and as such i need to get myself a better cornet, preferably new... i have been looking at the following options besson sovereign yamaha maestro courtois chambord II what does everyone recommend in their experience...being from...

Thats ok mate..Thanks for you help anyways :) cheers

Sorry to be confusing..I meant who won best soloist (picked out of the test pieces) - you know, the one david childs one last year? cheers

I don't know if im going crazy, but i cant seem to find any place mentioning who won the soloist prize at the 2005 europeans..does anyone know who it was? cheers :)