Seymor B Fudd
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Location: Sweden
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| EricV wrote: | | The late Harry Mortimer once said in an interview, the best cornet player plays principal, the next best is his bumper up and the next best should always be the Repiano. |
Provides me with nice perspective: I played the "bumper part" 30 years, interfoliated with long periods of the soprano part -and now I´m on 4:rth front row part..........The course is downhill.
However I play lead in two bigbands.....never too late......Or?
Seriously - Zaferis was right on the spot describing the meta level; often the repiano is kind of a promotional chair. Jack of all trades. However, in our band a former front row guy plays the repiano. At one point I asked him to step forward again but his answer was: I´m not willing to put down that kind of commitment and effort. Younger than me he still would have to practice more/smarter to compensate for the age thing.
Another thing: the repiano guy sits alongside with the soprano - a good place to learn how play in tune (or aggravate the poor soprano guy even more)
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Cornets: mp 143D3/ DW Ultra 1,5 C
Getzen 300 series
Yamaha YCRD2330II
Yamaha YCR6330II
Getzen Eterna Eb
Trumpets:
Yamaha 6335 RC Schilke 14B
King Super 20 Symphony DB (1970)
Selmer Eb/D trumpet (1974) |
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