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Croquethed
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 Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:15 am Post subject: 10 year mark of the comeback |
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Ten years ago today (Black Friday), I walked out of Music & Arts in West Hartford with a brand new Getzen 900 Eterna Classic and began the comeback after a 39-year layoff. Got a killer deal with the usual markdown AND a 15% off Black Friday coupon.
I did not play a couple months and quit. Now up to four Bb horns and about 3000 hours of practice. No community band. No teacher. Lots of noodling and ear work. Decent average (D-E above high C) range. 99.99% of my time is for my own meditative purposes. Better than Prevagen!
The $ I spent on that Eterna is about the best $1300 I ever spent. My wife thought I was nuts but now talks me up like I'm Clark Terry. |
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ldwoods
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Congratulations. My guess is you would enjoy it even more if you were able to join a community band or some other venue where you could make music with other people. I wish our community band had an opening or I could find somewhere to play...
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Croquethed
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:25 am Post subject: |
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No community band for me. Had enough Sousa and band music in high school.
It's about the process itself for me, I don't have a need to entertain people. |
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Quadstriker
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| Croquethed wrote: | No community band for me. Had enough Sousa and band music in high school.
It's about the process itself for me, I don't have a need to entertain people. |
Glad to hear of your success finding enjoyment through music and playing in a manner you see fit. |
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stuartissimo
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| Quadstriker wrote: | | Croquethed wrote: | No community band for me. Had enough Sousa and band music in high school.
It's about the process itself for me, I don't have a need to entertain people. |
Glad to hear of your success finding enjoyment through music and playing in a manner you see fit. |
+1. Keep on going on!
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Getzen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: 10 year mark of the comeback |
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| Croquethed wrote: | | The $ I spent on that Eterna is about the best $1300 I ever spent. My wife thought I was nuts but now talks me up like I'm Clark Terry. |
This is great. Playing strictly for the love of playing. I haven’t really played since college but have always thought “one day…” But can never find the time. Now my 12 year old daughter is in year 3 of band and I keep thinking how much fun a father daughter duet would be. Only problem is she’s better than me at this point.
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Rogerrr
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: 10 year mark of the comeback |
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| Getzen wrote: | | Now my 12 year old daughter is in year 3 of band and I keep thinking how much fun a father daughter duet would be. Only problem is she’s better than me at this point. |
Maybe that's the best reason to start playing again...so she can be better than her Dad at something
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Croquethed
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:46 am Post subject: Re: 10 year mark of the comeback |
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| Getzen wrote: | | Croquethed wrote: | | The $ I spent on that Eterna is about the best $1300 I ever spent. My wife thought I was nuts but now talks me up like I'm Clark Terry. |
This is great. Playing strictly for the love of playing. I haven’t really played since college but have always thought “one day…” But can never find the time. Now my 12 year old daughter is in year 3 of band and I keep thinking how much fun a father daughter duet would be. Only problem is she’s better than me at this point. |
There's no shame in second chair, Brett! |
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Getzen
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:53 am Post subject: Re: 10 year mark of the comeback |
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| Rogerrr wrote: | | Maybe that's the best reason to start playing again...so she can be better than her Dad at something |
Some how, she ended up incredibly intelligent without even trying. One of those kids. So she is already better than me at a lot of things. Something I'm painfully aware of whenever she needs help with homework. Thank God for Google.
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Jimbosan
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:01 am Post subject: Re: 10 year mark of the comeback |
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| Getzen wrote: | | Croquethed wrote: | | The $ I spent on that Eterna is about the best $1300 I ever spent. My wife thought I was nuts but now talks me up like I'm Clark Terry. |
This is great. Playing strictly for the love of playing. I haven’t really played since college but have always thought “one day…” But can never find the time. Now my 12 year old daughter is in year 3 of band and I keep thinking how much fun a father daughter duet would be. Only problem is she’s better than me at this point. |
I quit playing in 1971 when I got a draft notice from the Army and joined the Navy. About 8 years ago, my then 12 year old daughter announced, out of the blue, she was going to join her 6th grade band and play a trumpet. I live just west of Chicago and it turns out this area is rich with used trumpets, especially the estate sales (see my list, and that's only the ones that I decided to keep). I almost bought a used Getzen 700 Eterna. I was very impressed with it, but it was too nice for a 6th grader. I did play a Getzen once, a Titleist valve-rotor Bugle. I was in a Drum Corps before I joined the Navy.
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