Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Posts: 511 Location: New London, CT
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:23 pm Post subject: Scott Laskey Brass Chat
So in December of 2017 we went on an epic adventure and filmed 10 Brass Chats around the country. Among these was Scott Laskey, who we caught up with at the Midwest Convention in Chicago.
After the trip we started putting together the order we wanted to release these in based on a series of criteria. We decided back in December that we were going to release Scott's chat in September.
As many of you know Scott passed away about a month ago, and will be missed. We very much regret that he won't be able to see this Brass Chat, which is absolutely fantastic and will be appreciated and combed over for many years because of the wide array of topics he covers and the wisdom he brought to the table.
We are deciding to release this chat unedited in about a week - which is a first for us. We don't want you to miss out on any part of this interview, which was among his last. It ran for about an hour and 15 minutes, and as you will see next week, could have gone muuuuuch longer if time had permitted.
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Joined: 19 Mar 2015 Posts: 797 Location: Conway, NC
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 7:29 pm Post subject:
Guys, I just got chills.
Right before it was announced that Scott had passed, I had sent him an e-mail asking what a "V3" cup was because Dillon's had one in their used mouthpieces, and it was the first time Scott had not answered one of my e-mails. A few days later, I got the news he passed.
Well, in your interview when he was talking about Bud's mouthpiece, he explained that the "V3" was Bud's rotary mouthpiece.
He still answered my question! _________________ Isaiah 40:8
3 John 2
Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Posts: 511 Location: New London, CT
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject:
jaysonr wrote:
Guys, I just got chills.
Right before it was announced that Scott had passed, I had sent him an e-mail asking what a "V3" cup was because Dillon's had one in their used mouthpieces, and it was the first time Scott had not answered one of my e-mails. A few days later, I got the news he passed.
Well, in your interview when he was talking about Bud's mouthpiece, he explained that the "V3" was Bud's rotary mouthpiece.
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 559 Location: Seattle, Washington USA
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:12 am Post subject:
Thanks for posting this. I spent a lot of time at his shop when I used to live in Chicago. It's great to hear his voice and hear all these stories again. He will be missed.
Man that was good! I spent a day with him modifying my custom rimmed 14A. I needed to get darker and open up the sound for all those import shows coming in.
I think I was testing his patience. He would open up the back bore slightly and each time it was not enough of a change for me. He was making sure he did not mess me up with a major change. I wanted to sound like the Detroit Symphony trumpet players with a simple mouthpiece change. I was/am stupid like that.
Finally he gave up and cut a 12B cup in the 14A top. I loved it. Little did I know that Scott would make what he called "inefficient" mouthpieces to cover up all kinds of garbage in a player sound.
That was me! I got through all those "legit" shows thanks to Scott. Scott and Mr. Schilke were very good to me and only charged me for a stock mouthpiece for a whole days work.
Thank you Scott. RIP The video was really interesting. _________________ Schilke B5
Couesnon Flug (1967)
Funk Brothers Horn Section/Caruso Student
Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 5299 Location: Central Texas
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:54 pm Post subject:
mhenrikse wrote:
Scott Laskey said the trend in hardware that he didn't see coming is trumpets without tone and color. Is he referring to Yamaha's?
I just watched this all the way through myself and based upon comments made just a few minutes earlier, my guess would be he was referring to Monette. /shrug
Elsewhere in the talk he mentioned Bud being at Tanglewood with Bernstein. I had always heard through the grapevine that Bud went to N.E.C. instead. _________________ "Music is like candy, you throw the (w)rappers away."
Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 1101 Location: Sacramento, Ca
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:30 pm Post subject:
RandyTX wrote:
mhenrikse wrote:
Scott Laskey said the trend in hardware that he didn't see coming is trumpets without tone and color. Is he referring to Yamaha's?
I just watched this all the way through myself and based upon comments made just a few minutes earlier, my guess would be he was referring to Monette. /shrug
Elsewhere in the talk he mentioned Bud being at Tanglewood with Bernstein. I had always heard through the grapevine that Bud went to N.E.C. instead.
Tanglewood operates as a summer program, and the Tanglewood Music Center is the summer home of the BSO. NEC operates, well, during the academic year. As they are both in Boston and Herseth studied at NEC with Mager (Principal in BSO) it's likely he did both. _________________ -Tom Hall-
"A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence."
-Bruce Lee
Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 5299 Location: Central Texas
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:01 pm Post subject:
Tpt_Guy wrote:
Tanglewood operates as a summer program, and the Tanglewood Music Center is the summer home of the BSO. NEC operates, well, during the academic year. As they are both in Boston and Herseth studied at NEC with Mager (Principal in BSO) it's likely he did both.
Makes sense, thank you. _________________ "Music is like candy, you throw the (w)rappers away."
It was truly heartbreaking to hear of Scott's passing. Scott was an interesting and very generous guy; quite unique in his interests (making golf clubs was once as much fun for him as mouthpieces). Not always one to put on a fake happy face, Scott didn't do a lot of praising of people's playing, except Bud’s (always) and a few others. Some of his commentary is both timeless and hilarious. Examples that I heard first-hand were his views on playing the Altenburg on piccolo trumpets (“it sounds like a bunch of anemic chipmunks”); other makers' craftsmanship (he once modified a mouthpiece of mine only after making the unsolicited comment, “This rim is an abortion”); and, of course, gratuitous comments about the immutable characteristics of folks he liked and respected (e.g., referring fondly to a prominent orchestral trumpeter of shorter stature as “the Little Guy”).
But Scott more than balanced his occasional and colorful brusqueness with genuine warmth, strong and honest beliefs, and a deeply-held reverence for the brilliant brass heritage we've all been blessed to inherit. The brass world became a less interesting and principled place with Scott's passing. May he rest in peace.
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