mlynch

I started viewing Trumpetmaster about a month ago. Like many of you, I am a comeback player. After playing through grade school middle, middle school and high school, I packed the trumpet away for 20 years.

I am the father of six kids, all of whom we're getting involved in music. When my daughter started taking trumpet lessons, I figured that it was time to dust off my old horn too. Plus, when I found out that we were expecting our seventh kid, I figured that I need a new hobby anyhow.

I bought a Kanstul signature series horn on e-bay several months back, and I recently traded up to a Flip Oakes Wild Thing (got it yesterday). After 20 years in my folks crawl space, my Bach "frankenstrad" (standard Bach with a 43 bell replacement) is in Anaheim being restored by Zig Kanstul. Also, I recently purchased a step-up horn for my daughter from a post on this site (got her a Besson MEHA).

I've enjoyed reading the posts and learning from them. I wish resources like this were available when I was a student. With the help of this fine site and its related links, I'll soon be back to playing better than ever.

Best regards to the TM community,
Mike