David771

First time post here. Wow, did this bring back memories of the past. I studied with John during high school and college in the late 60s and early 70s. Every Monday night, I was his last lesson for the day. Many nights I was there untill 9:00 or 9:30pm, which was not uncommon even with my starting time of 7:00pm. Yes, John was strick and tough, but he was always fair with me. He made sure after he tore me apart that he built me back up before I left. I learned just as much about life as I did about the trumpet. I have used his teachings and philosiphies in all areas of my life. I still have everything he ever wrote for me to play and practice. As you can see, I was very fond of him and not only appreciate what he did for me as his trumpet student, but what he gave me to succeed throughout life. John had me playing on a Bach 37 with the following mouthpieces progressing in this order bach 6c, 3c, then a custom reeves. Today, I just play part time.