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Babs206 Regular Member
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject: should I get a new horn? |
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hey guys,
Im currently a sophmore in highschool, and I have been using the same trumpet sense 6th grade. Its a Weimar...I think, and it cost me around $200. Its a pretty good trumpet and its not really giving me any problems, but I keep thinking I should invest in a better horn. So should I get one?
P.S.- Any suggestions for a new horn would also be appreciated
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razeontherock Heavyweight Member
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 10609 Location: The land of GR and Getzen
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Save. Practice. Learn. When you can play better than your horn so it's holding you back, then you'll know more about what you want.
And don't be too quick to start in on tongueing, either. There's SO many different ways to do it, and they all work. You want something that works with the way YOU play, not something that will mess up what
you've already got.
And welcome to TH! _________________ "And this is life: that you know the Son, and the One who sent Him." The rest is just details |
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richardwy Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 4308 Location: Casper, WY - The Gotham of the Prarie
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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razeontherock wrote: | Save. Practice. Learn. When you can play better than your horn so it's holding you back, then you'll know more about what you want. |
Knowing nothing more than what I read, I'm with Razeon. _________________ 1972 Selmer Radial |
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LittleRusty Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 12705 Location: Gardena, Ca
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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razeontherock wrote: | And don't be too quick to start in on tongueing, either. There's SO many different ways to do it, and they all work. |
Huh??? Four years into one's trumpet career probably isn't too early to learn how to tonue a note.
The real question is what does your private instructor say about you and your horn? |
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razeontherock Heavyweight Member
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 10609 Location: The land of GR and Getzen
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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edited due to act of commission
Last edited by razeontherock on Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:50 am; edited 1 time in total |
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LittleRusty Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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I knew it had to be something like that. Your posts normally make sense. |
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mcahynuacrkd Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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You might want to save up for a good early Elkhardt Bach model 37. I would try to find one in silver. This would be a very safe choice of trumpet for you.
Dillon Music in NJ (USA) always seems to have a very good selection of these trumpets:
http://www.dillonmusic.com
I have done buisiness with Dillon and I have been very pleased with Dillon's excellent customer service. _________________ Dr. Michael Schmidt the world's loudest trumpet player. Play the best, play Calicchio. Calicchio 3/9 large bore trumpet and Tulsa Duda Calicchio Flugelhorn. Please listen to the free samples of my trumpet playing at:
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dmh737 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 771 Location: Central Florida
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: |
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That's odd. I thought I was the only one. I didn't start tonguing notes until I was a sophmore in HS. I wish I would have known about TOL then. It would've saved me alot of heartache now.
Dave _________________ Trumpet - LA Benge 3X+
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swthiel Heavyweight Member
Joined: 02 Apr 2005 Posts: 3967 Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:08 am Post subject: |
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razeontherock wrote: | Save. Practice. Learn. When you can play better than your horn so it's holding you back, then you'll know more about what you want. |
I agree with Ray. You're at a point now where you're probably better off investing in lessons rather than a new (or new used) instrument right now. Your private lesson teacher can give you some guidance on when an upgrade makes sense. _________________ Steve Thiel |
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