What's it cost to get something silver plated like this? Or what about cost for a tuba?
It's so much prep work... Much respect!
Bachaha E-flat trumpet
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Re: Bachaha E-flat trumpet
Here's a humorous story which may or may not be true. It was passed on to me by an old New York pro trumpet player who played a lot of jobs with William Vacchiano, great trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic for many years. In the orchestra, Vacchiano loved to play almost everything on his little D trumpet. One conductor chastised him in front of the whole orchestra saying that he didn't want any of those little sissy trumpets in the orchestra. Vacchiano went to a trumpet builder (Bach?) and obtained a custom model D with very long bell so that the conductor would think Vacchiano was now playing a big Bb or C horn. The trick worked. The conductor said, "Bill, that is much better than that little trumpet you were playing." -Ace
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Re: Bachaha E-flat trumpet
Ace wrote:Here's a humorous story which may or may not be true. It was passed on to me by an old New York pro trumpet player who played a lot of jobs with William Vacchiano, great trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic for many years. In the orchestra, Vacchiano loved to play almost everything on his little D trumpet. One conductor chastised him in front of the whole orchestra saying that he didn't want any of those little sissy trumpets in the orchestra. Vacchiano went to a trumpet builder (Bach?) and obtained a custom model D with very long bell so that the conductor would think Vacchiano was now playing a big Bb or C horn. The trick worked. The conductor said, "Bill, that is much better than that little trumpet you were playing." -Ace
Likely true. I can think of several similar stories I was either part of or witnessed...
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?