Tim wrote:
7:06 PMCalifbill
- show quoted text -
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.
......

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.

On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 11:58:45 PM UTC-6, Califbill wrote:
Tim wrote:
7:06 PMCalifbill
- show quoted text -
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.
......

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

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
- show quoted text -
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.
......

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.

On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 09:16:13 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


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.

I was never a musician but I did dabble in setting up the sound
equipment. I got away from it when I joined the CG and got back into
it a little later in life when my nephew had his garage band but I
quickly turned that duty over to him. I was too old to be a "roadie".

On 2/4/2016 11:23 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 09:16:13 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


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.

I was never a musician but I did dabble in setting up the sound
equipment. I got away from it when I joined the CG and got back into
it a little later in life when my nephew had his garage band but I
quickly turned that duty over to him. I was too old to be a "roadie".



I've done the "sound" many times both at the performance venue I had and
for local bands who have asked. Still do occasionally. Done it in halls,
churches and full blown performance venues in Plymouth. The problem
with it is that every performer has a certain sound that they want and
they can be very demanding if they don't hear it. It's not so bad when
a single band is doing a concert and you get everything dialed in at the
sound checks. But when you have many people performing in an evening
they are constantly requesting more lows, less lows, more on the
monitors, less on the monitors, "can't hear myself", etc. Half the time
I'll give a thumbs up without changing a thing and they'd say, "much
better".

The setup we had in the guitar shop was great for guitar sales though.
It was a large shop with a big stage, complete with lights, sound
system, etc. I had the mixing board way back in the rear along with
some digital recording gear. If someone came in looking at guitars and
they seemed right on the edge of buying it, I'd invite them to try it
out on the stage to see how it would sound. I'd record them while they
tried it out. When they stopped and came down
from the stage I'd play back the recording as they walked over to me.
Worked just about every time. They pulled out the credit card and
bought the guitar.

Here's one of the many concerts we had featuring local bands.
The audio from this one was taken from a stereo microphone up
on the ceiling rather than from the line out on the mixing board.
I was using the line out to feed a computer that was sending live,
streaming audio to a website on the Internet. People could go to
the site and listen to the concert.

This is a very good local blues band. If you like this stuff, check out
the lead guitarist's solo starting at about 2:50.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQluTXiJaF4

Mr. Luddite wrote:
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
- show quoted text -
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.
......

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.






I wanted in the other music class in J.r high. I think it was called
popular music. And was most
Y drums and guitar, instead of band where I played Brass. My good friend a
year behind was in the class, and later he and 2 others from his class were
known as CCR. In high school they were the Blue Velvets, and playing the
Monkey Inn in Berkeley, where I met the wife, they were the Gollywogs. I
think the reason I gave up brass, was both cars and girls.

Tim wrote:
On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 11:58:45 PM UTC-6, Califbill wrote:
Tim wrote:
7:06 PMCalifbill
- show quoted text -
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.
......

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


I also did Mellophone which is a French horn with trumpet keys.