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Well, I think the Chicago Symphony 'bones would have something to say about that SPL thing. I swear they break some kind of record (no pun intended) on the Solti/London recording of Wagner overtures. Just unbelievable. Spectacular. I remember getting the goofiest grin (and being really jealous) when I heard that performance. And there is that great story about Herseth and Reiner. Scroll down:
http://web.missouri.edu/~cceric/misc/quotes.html
Herseth might be the greatest orchestral trumpet player ever (maybe). I love Cat Anderson too. Listen to "Anatomy of a Murder".


Boy, this is waaaaaaay off topic, and I apologize.

But, there seems to be some distinct personality traits of trumpet, trombone, and horn players. You can pick them out of a crowd. Same goes for the "percussionists" (don't call them drummers!). But I couldn't hack it (great tone, no technique--but always principal). I dropped horn my junior year and got a vocal performance degree. I'm a tenor, which is probably worse than a trumpet player.

I agree with your views on the flugelhorn. Lots of character, can blend with more instruments, and has more SPL potential in the mid and low registers. My mother, a band director, pushes kids to the cornet. And I really like the European recordings using F trumpets. This fad of going from B-flat to C is a mistake. Bleck!

Perhaps I should pick on lawyers instead.

Sorry,
Phillip (who had friends who played trumpet)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] LP storage &c.



Phillip, we 'bones will never win this. There are more of them and they're
more shrill. Plus, in most rooms, their SPL beats our SPL.

I personally much prefer a flugelhorn over a trumpet.


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