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VetPsychWars Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 7196 Location: Greenfield WI
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:12 pm Post subject: End of an era |
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Health reasons have caused me to get out of the community band business, so I will be playing a lot less. Sold my flugelhorn, the Lightweight 400s, and the Holton. I kept my grandfather's 400 (of course), the matching cornet, and the long/narrow Custom Built.
I've been wanting to learn to play guitar for ages, so wish me luck with my Gibson SG and Epiphone Masterbilt archtop acoustic!
I'll be around now and again, and at the Chicago Trumpet Hangs. You can send me private messages with your Buescher questions any time!
Tom _________________ 1950 Buescher Lightweight 400 Trumpet
1949 Buescher 400 Trumpet
1939 Buescher 400 Cornet
GR65M, GR65 Cor #1 |
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Lionel Heavyweight Member
Joined: 25 Jul 2016 Posts: 783
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hope you'll be feeling better soon Tom. I know that these new challenges must be hard on you. _________________ "Check me if I'm wrong Sandy but if I kill all the golfers they're gonna lock me up & throw away the key"!
Carl Spackler (aka Bill Murray, 1980). |
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DaveH Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Nov 2001 Posts: 3861
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Transitions of life can and do present some difficult adjustments in many ways.
I have been thinking for some time now about the possibility of the trumpet playing era of my life coming to end, and what, if anything, to do next.
The guitar and piano have been on my mind, since I have some rudimentary level knowledge of each and neither require the use of the mouth and teeth. In time, the teeth will probably be the issue for me.
I also think both are more "forgiving" when it comes to practice time. Of course, it depends on the skill level one wishes to achieve.
Best wishes to you as you move ahead. |
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John Mohan Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Nov 2001 Posts: 9831 Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:23 am Post subject: |
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I'm sure sorry Tom. Look forward to seeing you at the Hang.
Best wishes,
John |
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Brad361 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 7080 Location: Houston, TX.
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear that Tom, I hope you enjoy the transition to guitar.
Also, I’ve wondered in the past about the meaning of VetPsychWars, would you care to tell us?
Best of luck!
Brad _________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval |
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RandyTX Heavyweight Member
Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 5299 Location: Central Texas
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear that, Tom. 99% of everything I know about Buescher's came from you. Hope you'll keep hanging around here regardless how your trumpet playing changes going forward. _________________ "Music is like candy, you throw the (w)rappers away." |
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VetPsychWars Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 7196 Location: Greenfield WI
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Brad361 wrote: | Sorry to hear that Tom, I hope you enjoy the transition to guitar.
Also, I’ve wondered in the past about the meaning of VetPsychWars, would you care to tell us?
Best of luck!
Brad |
From the Blue Oyser Cult song, A Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Tom _________________ 1950 Buescher Lightweight 400 Trumpet
1949 Buescher 400 Trumpet
1939 Buescher 400 Cornet
GR65M, GR65 Cor #1 |
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BGinNJ Veteran Member
Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 380
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:08 am Post subject: |
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Trumpet is a tough instrument to keep up even without health concerns. You may find taking a break is a relief! Guitar is a great instrument, very versatile and forgiving to play at whatever level suites you. You'll find a whole new world of playing opportunities & music styles, too. |
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Brad361 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 7080 Location: Houston, TX.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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VetPsychWars wrote: | Brad361 wrote: | Sorry to hear that Tom, I hope you enjoy the transition to guitar.
Also, I’ve wondered in the past about the meaning of VetPsychWars, would you care to tell us?
Best of luck!
Brad |
From the Blue Oyser Cult song, A Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Tom |
Got it; I thought maybe you were a retired shrink!
Brad _________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval |
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LittleRusty Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 12677 Location: Gardena, Ca
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Brad361 wrote: | VetPsychWars wrote: | Brad361 wrote: | Sorry to hear that Tom, I hope you enjoy the transition to guitar.
Also, I’ve wondered in the past about the meaning of VetPsychWars, would you care to tell us?
Best of luck!
Brad |
From the Blue Oyser Cult song, A Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Tom |
Got it; I thought maybe you were a retired shrink!
Brad |
Oh! I was thinking of the receiving not the giving end of the transaction.
Tom, we will miss you. |
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BobD Heavyweight Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Posts: 1251 Location: Boston MA
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:37 am Post subject: |
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To the OP,
I don't know what your health reasons are but just wanted to put it out there that the saxophone is a MUCH easier instrument to play than trumpet. The reed does all the work and if you get a mouthpiece that's on the smaller side and a light reed you can produce a note just by exhaling.
Just a thought.....
Also,if I couldn't play a wind instrument the guitar would definitely be my instrument of choice. You can practice anytime of the day and for as long as you want. I bet you will pick it up faster than you think. Just be sure your axes are set up well. Nothing more discouraging than a guitar that is poorly setup. You get intonation problems and difficulty playing chords in the first position.
Oh, also if you are inclined, try a classical guitar. I found that really fun because I like to play written music and the classical stuff is challenging and fun. Also the nylon strings are easy on the fingers.
Now I'm getting the itch to play a guitar again..... _________________ Adams/ACB collaborative
Yamaha Shew Jazz and Bach 7C |
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VetPsychWars Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 7196 Location: Greenfield WI
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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I missed playing too much. I am going to try a community band again. I found out that I had a rotator cuff tear in my left shoulder, some physical therapy has helped. and the fatigue has gotten better... so, we'll see what happens.
Of course I don't have the lightweight horns any more, but the weight difference wasn't that much.
We'll see how it goes.
Tom _________________ 1950 Buescher Lightweight 400 Trumpet
1949 Buescher 400 Trumpet
1939 Buescher 400 Cornet
GR65M, GR65 Cor #1 |
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Don Herman rev2 'Chicago School' Forum Moderator
Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 8951 Location: Monument, CO
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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Good luck, hope it works out for you!
I am looking at similar surgery in my future; my wife thinks now, but I'm afraid to go find out. It's just painful, not debilitating, so far... _________________ "After silence, that which best expresses the inexpressible, is music" - Aldous Huxley |
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WxJeff Heavyweight Member
Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 2486 Location: Atlanta GA
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome Tom. Best wishes and thanks for the update. _________________ Kanstul F Besson International 800 Bb
Jupiter SCR-520 |
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blbaumgarn Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2017 Posts: 705
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:24 am Post subject: End of an era |
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Best wishes to you in Greenfield, Wi. Stay close to the music community. Learning the guitar sounds like a great idea. Best wishes. _________________ "There are two sides to a trumpeter's personality,
there is one that lives to lay waste to woodwinds and strings, leaving them lie blue and lifeless along a swath of destruction that is a
trumpeter's fury-then there is the dark side!" Irving Bush |
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VetPsychWars Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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I was able to trade the buyer of my Model 228 Lighweight 400 for the Model 240 medium bore.
Try, try again!
Tom _________________ 1950 Buescher Lightweight 400 Trumpet
1949 Buescher 400 Trumpet
1939 Buescher 400 Cornet
GR65M, GR65 Cor #1 |
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Brad361 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 7080 Location: Houston, TX.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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VetPsychWars wrote: | I was able to trade the buyer of my Model 228 Lighweight 400 for the Model 240 medium bore.
Try, try again!
Tom |
Cool!!
Brad _________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval |
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