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Originally Posted by bagmangood  1. I can't help you, I've never played a cornet
2. C-trumpets allow for the top of the staff to be a little easier, they have a different (to me brighter). Also, most american orchestras seem to prefer it  (someone should give a better answer for this) |
I'm so skeptical.
I can't believe it makes so much difference, even with the upper range. I guess I have to take your word for it though!
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Originally Posted by bagmangood 3. Pocket trumpet is just that, a smaller trumpet with a tighter wrap. A piccolo trumpet i 1/2 the length of a normal trumpet and helps with the upper register (Maurice Andre is the first person that comes to mind). Going there from french horn is in the opposite direction of piccolo, except possibly bore size. |
That's kind of what I thought. Except that horn takes a lot more back-pressure than trumpet, from my memory of playing both. So I would have thought the back-pressure would help with the piccolo trumpet, but I remember feeling that V-thing maneuver that supposedly kills people (referenceing an earlier thread) and like I was going to explode my head, when trying to get a sound!
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Originally Posted by bagmangood 4. 4th valve allows for alternate fingering to help with intonnation (i guess that's like french horn) and also can allow for playing lower (such as for piccolo trumpets)
hope that helps |
Yep, that's the mean reason for having a 'double' horn, for those alternate fingerings. Some of the harmonic sequences are more stable, especially in the extreme low and high ranges. We never actually played the horns as though the were B-flat horns. I wonder if it's just a device to increase risk of carpal tunnel syndrome (because of the weight) and increase cost! Hehe :)
So can you actually hit high notes on the piccolo trumpet that you would never be able to reach on the full-sized one? Can you get as low as a standard trumpet? Do you get problems with the cappilaries in your eyes bursting? LOL