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Originally Posted by W Scott Well, you can do the exercise Alex mentioned, but I'd encourage you to do it with a tuner. Get a simple Korg tuner off E-Bay. Then, play whole notes and scales very slowly while checking the tuner to make sure you're in tune. Sooner or later, you will notice that there is a 'spot' where you are in tune and the horn vibrates or rings. You will also hear a bright, crystal type of quality to the sound from all of the overtones. This is the sweet spot.
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Yes, except that I can push my slide all the way in and lip the notes down (low of center) to where the tuner tells me I'm in tune. If you want to use a tuner, you'd have to get one of the old strobe type for that purpose, which also shows overtones.
Listen to as many examples of good trumpet-playing as you can. Try to emulate that ringing sound. Centered sounds are easy on the ear - they don't sound pinched, and they don't sound dead or flabby.
J