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rjzeller · 05-04-2005, 12:02 PM

First of all, I don't really believe this. There is plenty of very good trumpet-related discussion. But this board does tend into other directions more than some other sites out there. So....why?

Well...

It occurs to me that many of the Manny911 threads end up fading very quickly, and that the other forums don't get huge amounts of traffic, either.

I think there's basically two reasons: 1) this forum has fewer users, so there's less chance of a thread continuing forever. 2) Maybe ML's answers are just ...right.

The second is the reason I'm posting here. What do you think, folks? My experience with advice from ML has paid unbelievable dividends. As a friend of mine stated, he has an excellent understanding of the physical requirements of playing, and a near perfect technical understanding. Perhaps the best mark on his behalf is that he's NOT a gear-junkie. He knows what works, period.

Likewise, others who post advice here seem to be very careful to give well-thought and "good" advice. The problem with some other sites is everyone has an opinion and you're left feeling dazed and confused. Here it's different. In fact, probably the worst offender in terms of posting questionable advice has been me, and I like to think even I give it some serious thought before commenting!!

So what I'm after is, what does everyone else think? I don't mean for this to become a "let's heap praise on Manny and kiss his butt" festival...but if he deserves the praise, then by all means....after all, how many PROVEN professionals take the time to participate like this on such a frequent basis?

Or ARE there cases where advice (not jsut from ML but from anyone) did NOT work out?

My conjecture, I guess, is that the advice over here on TM is simply more consistent and therefor easier to disseminate and understand. I think ML plays a large role in that. This is NOT to say that there arent' great things being said over on TH or other places...just that it seems when someone comments on a question regarding the art of trumpet playing, I can usually count on some pretty sound advice here with little confusion.

anyway...just a thought....

05-04-2005, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
rjzeller Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 1,212	Why so few trumpet related posts? First of all, I don't really believe this. There is plenty of very good trumpet-related discussion. But this board does tend into other directions more than some other sites out there. So....why? Well... It occurs to me that many of the Manny911 threads end up fading very quickly, and that the other forums don't get huge amounts of traffic, either. I think there's basically two reasons: 1) this forum has fewer users, so there's less chance of a thread continuing forever. 2) Maybe ML's answers are just ...right. The second is the reason I'm posting here. What do you think, folks? My experience with advice from ML has paid unbelievable dividends. As a friend of mine stated, he has an excellent understanding of the physical requirements of playing, and a near perfect technical understanding. Perhaps the best mark on his behalf is that he's NOT a gear-junkie. He knows what works, period. Likewise, others who post advice here seem to be very careful to give well-thought and "good" advice. The problem with some other sites is everyone has an opinion and you're left feeling dazed and confused. Here it's different. In fact, probably the worst offender in terms of posting questionable advice has been me, and I like to think even I give it some serious thought before commenting!! So what I'm after is, what does everyone else think? I don't mean for this to become a "let's heap praise on Manny and kiss his butt" festival...but if he deserves the praise, then by all means....after all, how many PROVEN professionals take the time to participate like this on such a frequent basis? Or ARE there cases where advice (not jsut from ML but from anyone) did NOT work out? My conjecture, I guess, is that the advice over here on TM is simply more consistent and therefor easier to disseminate and understand. I think ML plays a large role in that. This is NOT to say that there arent' great things being said over on TH or other places...just that it seems when someone comments on a question regarding the art of trumpet playing, I can usually count on some pretty sound advice here with little confusion. anyway...just a thought.... __________________ There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who do not.