Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 139 Location: Richmond, VA
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:39 am Post subject: Danny Boy on my '75 Olds Ambassador...
If anyone else has a touch if Irish in them (since St. Patrick's Day was last weekend), I got out my '75 Olds Ambassador cornet and played along to a downloaded soundtrack of "Danny Boy".
Is it me, or does the cornet just sound right, versus a trumpet when playing that famous ballad? I was using an old (eBay) Conn 3 cornet MP....
_________________ 1967 Holton Collegiate Trumpet --> my grade school band trumpet. I just can't part with it!
1975 Olds Ambassador Cornet --> my new/used eBay special. Sounds great!
2018 Regiment WI-800 Bugle --> my inexpensive Chinese made bugle from Amazon.
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:27 pm Post subject: Danny Boy on my '75 Olds Ambassador...
Butch,
Congrats!!! That's, by far, the best I've heard you play!!! Nice tone...phrasing...and a beautiful A above the staff. Keep at it...much improved!! Maybe even a little Chet Baker in ur sound!!
Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 139 Location: Richmond, VA
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:44 pm Post subject:
Thank you, everyone! That means a lot!!
I relaxed, stayed focused on what I had to do, and played right from my gut. I concentrated on the music score (on the music stand underneath the camera tripod) while listening carefully to the soundtrack on my smartphone through my guitar amp (1/8" stereo cable with a 1/4" adapter).
I wanted to see how "Danny Boy" would sound very slowly on a cornet with an old Conn 3 (no letter) MP off eBay, and with a very subtle hint of vibrato on the whole notes. _________________ 1967 Holton Collegiate Trumpet --> my grade school band trumpet. I just can't part with it!
1975 Olds Ambassador Cornet --> my new/used eBay special. Sounds great!
2018 Regiment WI-800 Bugle --> my inexpensive Chinese made bugle from Amazon.
Joined: 20 Apr 2016 Posts: 1063 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 4:21 am Post subject: Re: Danny Boy on my '75 Olds Ambassador...
maynard-46 wrote:
Butch,
Congrats!!! That's, by far, the best I've heard you play!!! Nice tone...phrasing...and a beautiful A above the staff. Keep at it...much improved!! Maybe even a little Chet Baker in ur sound!!
Butch
I second this. Great job, Butch and I love how you've backed off the loudness. I know, we play in bands and often the need is for forte and sometimes even ff. I have close by neighbors so I had to learn how to practice softly and that was a good thing. _________________ GeorgeB
1960s King Super 20 Silversonic
2016 Manchester Brass Custom
1938-39 Olds Recording
1942 Buescher 400 Bb trumpet
1952 Selmer Paris 21 B
1999 Conn Vintage One B flat trumpet
2020 Getzen 490 Bb
1962 Conn Victor 5A cornet
Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 139 Location: Richmond, VA
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Danny Boy on my '75 Olds Ambassador...
GeorgeB wrote:
maynard-46 wrote:
Butch,
Congrats!!! That's, by far, the best I've heard you play!!! Nice tone...phrasing...and a beautiful A above the staff. Keep at it...much improved!! Maybe even a little Chet Baker in ur sound!!
Butch
I second this. Great job, Butch and I love how you've backed off the loudness. I know, we play in bands and often the need is for forte and sometimes even ff. I have close by neighbors so I had to learn how to practice softly and that was a good thing.
Thanks, George!
I learned (perhaps the hard way?) that if I play relaxed and mellow, my tone is not blasting like an air horn on a big 18 wheeler! Ha ha ha... _________________ 1967 Holton Collegiate Trumpet --> my grade school band trumpet. I just can't part with it!
1975 Olds Ambassador Cornet --> my new/used eBay special. Sounds great!
2018 Regiment WI-800 Bugle --> my inexpensive Chinese made bugle from Amazon.
Joined: 20 Apr 2016 Posts: 1063 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:57 am Post subject:
But the good thing is, Butch, if called on in the band, you can really belt it out there. _________________ GeorgeB
1960s King Super 20 Silversonic
2016 Manchester Brass Custom
1938-39 Olds Recording
1942 Buescher 400 Bb trumpet
1952 Selmer Paris 21 B
1999 Conn Vintage One B flat trumpet
2020 Getzen 490 Bb
1962 Conn Victor 5A cornet
Joined: 02 Jan 2002 Posts: 5675 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:03 am Post subject:
Very nice overall.
If I had a bit of advice, or a critique, it would be to remember that everything has to have motion and a direction. Even a whole note has to go somewhere. This doesn't mean that it has to have an obvious crecendo or decrescendo, but it has to have motion. Slight opening of the sound, slight closing of the sound, a slight push forward/up/louder, or a push down/softer, or you can pull the sound down, etc. The more control you have over the horn, the more expressive you'll be able to be.
Aslo, think about how your phrases connect to one another - there's always a relationship between phrases, and there's always going to be at least one target point in every phrase too.
You're definitely making some strides since the last thing I saw that you posted - good job! _________________ Patrick Gleason
- Jupiter 1600i, ACB 3C, Warburton 4SVW/Titmus RT2
- Brasspire Unicorn C
- ACB Doubler
"95% of the average 'weekend warrior's' problems will be solved by an additional 30 minutes of insightful practice." - PLP
Joined: 09 Dec 2008 Posts: 139 Location: Richmond, VA
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:33 pm Post subject:
trickg wrote:
You're definitely making some strides since the last thing I saw that you posted - good job!
Thanks... I appreciate it! I was really trying to do my best and concentrate on a nice balanced tone out of my Olds cornet.
To add some humor - being the slight goofball that I am! - I was considering on grabbing the Fender Strat (hanging on the wall behind me in the video) and launching into "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden!! _________________ 1967 Holton Collegiate Trumpet --> my grade school band trumpet. I just can't part with it!
1975 Olds Ambassador Cornet --> my new/used eBay special. Sounds great!
2018 Regiment WI-800 Bugle --> my inexpensive Chinese made bugle from Amazon.
Joined: 20 Apr 2016 Posts: 1063 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:08 am Post subject:
Patrick, when you post something here, I pay attention. You just offered Butch some excellent advice. These are little things that I didn't even think about but I can see how much a difference they can make in a song. Thanks for taking the time to do that. _________________ GeorgeB
1960s King Super 20 Silversonic
2016 Manchester Brass Custom
1938-39 Olds Recording
1942 Buescher 400 Bb trumpet
1952 Selmer Paris 21 B
1999 Conn Vintage One B flat trumpet
2020 Getzen 490 Bb
1962 Conn Victor 5A cornet
Joined: 02 Jan 2002 Posts: 5675 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:03 am Post subject:
GeorgeB wrote:
Patrick, when you post something here, I pay attention. You just offered Butch some excellent advice. These are little things that I didn't even think about but I can see how much a difference they can make in a song. Thanks for taking the time to do that.
I appreciate that, but I'm just like everyone else here, trying to figure out how to wrestle with this hunk of brass. _________________ Patrick Gleason
- Jupiter 1600i, ACB 3C, Warburton 4SVW/Titmus RT2
- Brasspire Unicorn C
- ACB Doubler
"95% of the average 'weekend warrior's' problems will be solved by an additional 30 minutes of insightful practice." - PLP
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