[Trombone-l] Listening to Frank...

[David W. Buckley]

You mean to say there is no magic equipment solution? I suppose next thing 
you are going to say is that there is no Santa Claus!!

 Baa, Humbug.

I suppose that means the only answer is more practice.

Happy New Year to all.

Dave.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bonemstr at america.net>
To: <trombone-l at samford.edu>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Listening to Frank...


> ...and since I pitched in about the mouthpiece, let me second Andy's
> comments. If Dick's comments seemed 'irksome', that's understandable
> in light of how many 'gearheads' are out there, just like trumpet
> players and mouthpieces (tongue 1/2 way in cheek!) thinking that there
> is a magic combo that will turn them into top flight pros. Perhaps
> Andy would agree that his (and my) comments were only 'points of
> info'. We all know that with gear, 'your mileage may vary.'
>
> Nonetheless, Dick's 'caution' is appropriate.
>
> Bob Devine
> Roswell/Atlanta, GA
> An 'All Shires' family
>
> Quoting Andy & Shannon Skaggs <skaggs22 at sprintpcs.com>:
>
>> Hi -
>>
>> I certainly didn't mean to suggest that a person can sound like any other
>> player by changing equipment, nor did I get that impression from the 
>> other
>> posters in this thread.  I was simply responding to the original 
>> questioner
>> regarding what horn Frank used.  I don't know if it was your intention, 
>> but
>> the tone of your email struck me as, well, irksome.  If I'm misreading, 
>> then
>> I apologize.  Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive.
>>
>> Anyway, back to trombone talk, and everyone have a prosperous and happy 
>> new
>> year!
>>
>> - Andy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dick Sleeman" <dick at sleeman.nl>
>> To: "Trombone-List" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 10:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Listening to Frank...
>>
>>
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Frank was the man!  As far as I know, he played a Conn 6H with an 11C. 
>>>> I
>>>> could be wrong about the mouthpiece -- anybody know for sure?  He was
>>>> definitely a 6H guy, though.  Happy listening...
>>>
>>> and Bob wrote:
>>>
>>>> The original 'Rosolino 1' is a ~15C.
>>>> Terry later extrapolated this into a ~12C and ~11C versions, noted as
>>>> Rosolino 2 & 3, respectively. I have a Rosolino 2 for sale  if anyone 
>>>> is
>>>> interested...
>>>
>>> and Daryl wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can anybody tell me what model horn Frank liked?
>>>>
>>>> What mouthpiece?
>>>
>>> Sometimes I wonder if there REALLY are people out there who REALLY think
>>> they
>>> will sound like and play like a famous musician, once they use the same
>>> equipment....
>>>
>>> Daryl wrote also:
>>>
>>>> How'd he get such a strong, biting sound in the upper register like
>>>> that? (His high F could peel back your rug!)
>>>
>>> In discussions like this I almost never see the name of ABE LINCOLN (NOT
>>> the
>>> president). His high F sends shivers down my spine! In case you never
>>> heard of
>>> him - hardly imaginable - try to listen to records of The Rampart Street
>>> Paraders, Bobby Hackett, Pete Fountain and the Eddy Condon 'gang', or go
>>> to:
>>>
>>> http://wwwold.riverwalkjazz.org/profiles/lincoln.htm
>>>
>>> http://www.trombonesonline.com/artist-trombone/abelincoln.htm
>>>
>>> Happy New Year!
>>>
>>> Dick Sleeman
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