| John,
That's great news. Thank you so much for sharing that with me.
I so glad those Calicchio's pros and cons we talked about helped you make up your mind and it was the right decision for you. Bravo !!!!!
Like we discussed John, a Calicchio is not for everyone , ( like a Ferrari is not for everyone ) even thou I do believe they are the very best at what a Calicchio can offer. Again, when trying to use a certain model as your main trumpet ( or only trumpet ) and having the possibilities of certain leadpipe/bell/bore combinations which , at times , gives the instrument a somewhat " specialty " aspect, this would make it very poor choice as a main instrument unless that's the exactly what your looking for and mentally you can accept that if placed in a 180 degree playing encounter.
You really have made me feel very, very good. Nothing better than a happy trumpet player. ( I think that makes 6 I know of - none live in L.A. thou - haha ) Best of luck and stay in touch either publicly or privately.
John, all the best
LG
Oh by the way , Chuck and Bob Findley play a bent mouthpiece ( 11 degree's ) and so does Zeke Zarchey ,Don Leight and Rick Kieffer ( one of Maynard's 60's bands lead players ) - plus a good friend of mine in Florida who keeps leaving these very strong Double C's ( and above ) on my voicemail , which I foward to my mom and take credit for ( I don't want her to think she wasted all that money on lessons ) and is considered one of S. Florida's finest commercial players. |