Topic: Anyone play the trumpet? Or Brass?

[HavocTurbo]

I have been playing since I was 7. Trumpet, and all brass.

Even got a full ride to school for it.

But I haven't touched mine for 2 years until last night.

Man does my face hurt.

Felt good to play though. I forgot how fast I used to be until I stopped playing.

A little Harry James anyone? 

[bucky katt]

i played tenor sax until about 8 years ago when i started to get asthma.

[kslrr]

I haven't played my trumpet for 33 years, though picked it up a few times in that period.  I still have it.  I'd like to get back into playing it.  It needs a small repair to the front bell/side tube brace?  It's a Le Sett (Le Sette?).  Can't remember the spelling.

[Uncle Ernie]

I played trombone for a while- in the highschool band.  What a great way to get out aggressions;  stick your face in that thing and BLOW.  I still go over the trombone part of The Star Spangled Banner in my mind.

A big problem is, you have to be REALLY good to not sound obnoxious outside of a band.  Even then, it's not like anybody wants to hear more than one number.  Guitars and pianos are a different story, for some reason...

[bill440cars]

  Whoa! I hadn't thought of that in years. I played the coronet from the 6th grade til the eighth, when I got into it with the band director.

  I DO wish I would have kept up with the coronet though.    

[bucky katt]

I played trombone for a while- in the highschool band.  What a great way to get out aggressions;  stick your face in that thing and BLOW.  I still go over the trombone part of The Star Spangled Banner in my mind.

A big problem is, you have to be REALLY good to not sound obnoxious outside of a band.  Even then, it's not like anybody wants to hear more than one number.  Guitars and pianos are a different story, for some reason...

thats why i quit playing sax and clarinet. and probably bagpipes for the time being as well.

[HavocTurbo]

They make mutes.... 

I used to play in airport, subway, and train terminals just for extra cash.

You could wear a suit down in those places and as long as people thought you were good... they'd leave cash.

Did a lot of happy birthday come to think of it. 

[shacolaid]

Played the trombone for 4 years through middle school. When my daughter was trying out the instrument she wanted to play in the school band I tried to play the trombone again. Couldn't even make a note. My daughter has been playing her trumpet for 4 years already and sounds pretty darn good. My 8 year old son starts next year and says he wants to play the sax and I have one behind him that wants to play the drums. Hopefully in a few years we can play a little jazz together.

[bill440cars]

Played the trombone for 4 years through middle school. When my daughter was trying out the instrument she wanted to play in the school band I tried to play the trombone again. Couldn't even make a note. My daughter has been playing her trumpet for 4 years already and sounds pretty darn good. My 8 year old son starts next year and says he wants to play the sax and I have one behind him that wants to play the drums. Hopefully in a few years we can play a little jazz together.

   There ya go!   AND send US a recording!

[pae]

No trumpet, but I've played alto sax (hence the avatar) for a long time and a bit of flute.

Phil

[kghost]

Tuba...Man I hated lugging that thing in marching band.

[Uncle Ernie]

Only one trumpet, but what the heck -

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[JBMorse]

Awesome Ernie!  Where can I get a big enough stator to plug my guitar amp into the Honda? 
Airhead guys are really crazy!

[SteveD CB500F]

My son Chris is a professional tuba player.

He studied at Trinity College of Music in London and now has his own Tuba/Euph quartet. They play commercial gigs (jazz and classical) as well as going round South London schools running brass workshops.

They call themselves YouTuba and have just released their first CD.

More details here.

[oldbiker]

started playing in the RAF in 1947. Stopped in 1987 when I lost my front teeth but started again in 2007 (with a trick denture) I am now playing soprano cornet regularly with a Brass Band. If you want to hear me I've put a recording I made in the early 80's on http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/25572823/7da3dfe3/sharing.html?rnd=27

[lordmoonpie]

Played the trumpet now for about 35 years but not much over the last 10 years. I have a Rudy Muck old classic beauty. Treated myself on my 40th to a silver yamaha piccolo trumpet - always wanted one of them 

[Jonesy]

I played the Trombone for 7 years through jr. high and high school, and for a few more years on and off during college. Haven't really touched it since.. 

[Grnrngr]

I had a few piano lessons at 5, then started trumpet when I was 7.  My first good horn was a Selmer Signet cornet, then a Mendez Olds. Still have it, and a nice Reynolds from the 30s and a couple others I picked up along the way. Marching band, Jazz band and Orchestra in high school, joined the Sacramento Youth Band cuz I wanted to play more, marched in every local parade twice, and state and county fairs all over CA that the high school didn't go to. Actually played in Lodi 3 or 4 times and didn't get stuck. Played in a Latin band called "Los Uniques", 5 sets 4 nites a week, plus wedding receptions and a some radio broadcasts "Live from Arturo's Quiet Village" in San Jose, for about 7 months before I decided to go back to school at the Ca Maritime Academy. Pretty much dropped it until 85 when I played at S.Lk. Tahoe CC to try to get it back a little. Picked it up now and then over the yrs and my kids got excited about it. My daughter got her first job in high school so she could pay for her own lessons, then switched to tenor sax. My son never had a private lesson, but learned from his high school teacher well enough to get an audition with the Marines (not easy to do), went thru the military music school, he's now a Sgt and lead trumpet in the band at MCRD San Diego. He's played at the Marine Museum opening, SuperBowl, Rose Parade... A dad couldn't be prouder.

I started playing guitar about 12, and have kinda kept up with it, it's easier to keep yer chops when it's not so much of a physical workout. My guitar playing will always improve but I don't think I can ever get back to where I used to be on the trumpet. I could probably get my range back, but I don't see any more of those 6 or 7hr wedding reception gigs in my future..Still pick it up and have some fun  with it tho...