On 2/4/2016 7:58 AM, Tim wrote:
On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 11:58:45 PM UTC-6, Califbill wrote:
Tim wrote:
7:06 PMCalifbill
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I think Louis Armstrong did not use the center either. High school,
playing Trumpet, French horn I used the center. But I was not as talented
as Scachmo.
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Being a 26 year veteran of the baritone and tuba I used the center. Of
course those have larger mouthpieces too!


Jr. HS teacher wanted me to do the tuba, as I was 6'+ and could carry it.
Mouth piece felt like 1/2 your head fit in to it. Did not like the tuba.



That was my main instrument. Afterwards switching to baritone I felt I was playing a pea shooter. Couldn't handle trumpet



My dad was a trombone player (as well as a pianist) who played in a
dixieland band as an avocation for most of his life. With his
encouragement (or really his *insistence*) I played and took trumpet
lessons from the age of 6 until I was about 14. Once I got halfway
decent I played with his band occasionally at some of their gigs. I
forget the real name of the band but it was unofficially referred to as
"The Dicks of DukesyLand".

He was pretty dismayed when I started losing interest in the trumpet in
favor of the guitar but I don't think he fully realized that in the
early to mid 60's girls weren't very interested in trumpet players.
The Beatles changed all that. Formed a band with some friends. Called
ourselves, "Ronny and the Rejects". We stunk, but had one claim to
fame at a Jr. High dance doing a cover of "Twist and Shout".

Funny thing is that a few years ago I really started to appreciate and
like some of the old Big Band music and some of the old, light jazz
tunes I had heard all my young life. I had the guitar shop at the time
and was able to locate and buy a high end "jazz box" electric guitar
along with an Evans jazz amp. But, the lack of formal training on the
guitar became evident. Jazz is a unique style of playing on a guitar
and try as I might, I couldn't get very good at it. The guitar was
gorgeous sounding though.