| Larry,
Yea ... "brain not braun" ... good one!
Yes "trumpet is a jealous mistress". There is the "paralysis by over analysis" thing ... but ... with logical thinking ( a not so common factor in trumpet mania ) it can get easier.
In your first post, your question was " ... what it feels like to you if a trumpet is 'free blowing " ...
Well I have to say my perception has changed over the yeras as I've gotten older & tried to make playing easy as possible. In the past "my" freest blowing mpc / trumpet combination was a Hoton ST 304 MF Horn (the "little big horn") and my old Giardinelli 3M #24 bore hole #1 bb.
That combo was "ttooo" free ... to the point of needing to be Arnold S. with an air compressor hooked up yo my _aa! Dig? There was **NO** resistance. I've come to realize that, for me now, a free blowing combination is one that will alow me to play witha big, full sound with no more air volume than it takes to talk. You know what I mean :wink:
The highest compression mpc I can play on is a "gift"! And with my mpc / trumpet combination there is no change in the feel between registers. Even all the way through.
MPM
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