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DL TPT · 05-06-2007, 10:53 PM

Late one evening I was practicing in the band room for an upcoming solo Christmas performance. Because of a lack of live musicians I was forced to play with accompaniment tracks. For the gig I was playing both Bb and C trumpets. I laid my C trumpet on top of one of the tower speakers and proceeded to practice. I didn't realize that the vibrations in the speaker was slowly causing my C trumpet to slide off the speaker. I turned around just in time to see the C trumpet (with no mouthpiece in it) fall from the speakers and land on the bow of the bell. Thankfully the carpet cushioned the fall, and only a small dent in the bell occurred. I no longer lay my horns on the speakers when practicing.

Dan

05-06-2007, 10:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
DL TPT New Friend Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 39	Re: Trumpet Mishaps Late one evening I was practicing in the band room for an upcoming solo Christmas performance. Because of a lack of live musicians I was forced to play with accompaniment tracks. For the gig I was playing both Bb and C trumpets. I laid my C trumpet on top of one of the tower speakers and proceeded to practice. I didn't realize that the vibrations in the speaker was slowly causing my C trumpet to slide off the speaker. I turned around just in time to see the C trumpet (with no mouthpiece in it) fall from the speakers and land on the bow of the bell. Thankfully the carpet cushioned the fall, and only a small dent in the bell occurred. I no longer lay my horns on the speakers when practicing. Dan __________________ Bb: Bach 37 Raw Brass C: Bach 239 Lacquer Eb/D: Yamaha 9610 Silver Flugelhorn: Yamaha YFH 731 Silver