Naming your horn

Croquethed · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:51 am Post subject: Naming your horn

I was never one to give inanimate objects names, but I accidentally ended up doing just that after I stumbled on a copper Super Deluxe Tone Balanced horn in a consignment shop last month.

My other horn is a 2013 Eterna 900, so with the new addition I couldn't refer to "the horn" anymore. Nor could I refer to "the Getzen."

So I ended up giving them uniquely identifying monikers. The Super Deluxe is now called Coppernicus. The Eterna is Doc, of course.

Anybody else find themselves with a named horn?

starkadder · Heavyweight Member Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 542

All of them.

Ashleigh
TOD
Uglyhorn
...

kehaulani · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:47 am Post subject:

I call mine John Thomas.
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Brad361 · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:30 am Post subject:

At times I have called any horn I’m currently playing #@!@@##,,!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

😉

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dghill1@charter.net · Regular Member Joined: 04 Jun 2019 Posts: 19

Hi I too did not name any of my horns , but I call my pic, the little A hole. George Hill

Andy Cooper · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:52 pm Post subject:

I have a rather indifferent cornet from Goodwill Auction - I'm thinking of giving it a name from ancient Egypt -

Tootin' Common ...

Acludwig1 · Regular Member Joined: 16 Jul 2017 Posts: 45 Location: USA

If someone can think of a name for my 52 L.A Rercording, I’m all ears...

bean_counter · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:09 pm Post subject:

I only named my 1850’s OTS Bb Saxhorn, ‘SLOOT’

Stuffy
Leaky
Out
of
Tune

but it’s a blast to play
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Crazy Finn · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:31 pm Post subject:

No names for me.
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c cup · Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:44 pm Post subject:

Donald Trumpet

jazzvuu · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:21 pm Post subject:

Yamaha named my horns for me.
Vizzutti
Bilger
Hagstrom
Lindermann

Bill_Bumps · Veteran Member Joined: 07 May 2019 Posts: 157

kevin_soda · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:26 pm Post subject:

I haven't named my Bach but my Calicchio is named Lucille. Like, The Walking Dead, not B.B. King.
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THE BD · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:49 am Post subject:

I call my trumpet.... "My Trumpet"
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Yeah, I did that!

Brad361 · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:16 am Post subject:

shofarguy · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:58 am Post subject:

I called my first Wild Thing trumpet The Commander, because, well..., it pretty much was.

If I had ever been able to purchase a Flip Oakes C trumpet, I would have called it "Mauler."
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Getzen · Heavyweight Member Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 1920

This gives me an idea. Maybe we should start naming all instruments as they leave the factory. We could include a "birth certificate" and name change form just like Cabbage Patch Kids dolls back in the day.

Take it one step further and take a page from George Foreman. Every name is just a variation of Brett and Adam.

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krax · Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:19 am Post subject:

Somebody has to mention "Gina": Gina was Joey the Lips' trumpet in the movie "The Commitments". Gina was of course named after italian actress Gina Lollobrigida. Remember, Joey's main playing advice was to think of the mouthpiece as a women's nipple. Naturally, the trumpet itself was Gina.

spitvalve · Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:55 am Post subject:

If I start naming my horns I'll get too attached to them.

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onlyson · Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:39 am Post subject:

The Getzens could start with these variations: "Pet" and "Madam". Guess it would depend on if you play the horn or the horn plays you.
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