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ecarroll · 02-06-2008, 09:44 PM

Galen,

Schilke did everything with a purpose. Bud used to hammer on him (they were great friends and colleagues, after all) to create a trumpet similar to the Mt. Vernon Bach Cs owned by the CSO. Schilke always refused, declaring that his horns sounded the way the CSO should sound, not the opposite. . . a very stubborn man. God, how I loved him (!)

Food for thought: a very famous trumpet soloist (for the sake of this story we'll call him John Wallace) was once presented with a brand new set of horns by a prominent manufacturer. (John), being the gentleman he is, accepted the new horns gratefully and played them for a season -- but I noticed that often his old Schilke trumpets would make an appearance for tricky bits in the repertoire. He eventually went back to his old equipment. When I asked him why, he explained that HE wanted to determine where the note would "slot", and not be bound by the slot engineered by some designer in (X). He felt that his unique voice was more true on his old Schilke trumpets.

Best,
EC

02-06-2008, 09:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
ecarroll Artist in Residence Forte User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NH/CA/PQ Posts: 1,574	Re: Gap, no gap and other mysteries of the pipes Galen, Schilke did everything with a purpose. Bud used to hammer on him (they were great friends and colleagues, after all) to create a trumpet similar to the Mt. Vernon Bach Cs owned by the CSO. Schilke always refused, declaring that his horns sounded the way the CSO should sound, not the opposite. . . a very stubborn man. God, how I loved him (!) Food for thought: a very famous trumpet soloist (for the sake of this story we'll call him John Wallace) was once presented with a brand new set of horns by a prominent manufacturer. (John), being the gentleman he is, accepted the new horns gratefully and played them for a season -- but I noticed that often his old Schilke trumpets would make an appearance for tricky bits in the repertoire. He eventually went back to his old equipment. When I asked him why, he explained that HE wanted to determine where the note would "slot", and not be bound by the slot engineered by some designer in (X). He felt that his unique voice was more true on his old Schilke trumpets. Best, EC Last edited by ecarroll; 02-06-2008 at 09:47 PM.