trumpet_man

One of the funniest one's I had was when right before a concert. We were hanging out in a room, I was having a can of pop in one hand and my trumpet in the other. Without thinking, I put my trumpet to my mouth and sucked, thinking it was the pop.

Another time was when I emptied my spit valve with my other hand right under it. Another time I was playing my fanfare trumpet (they are 4 feet long and straight with no valves) while slouching. I decided to sit up. Let's just say there was spit in there and gravity took it's course back into my mouth. yuck

Another was when we were tuning flugelhorns in jazz band and (you know on some of them the tuning slide in right where the mouthpiece is and you need to screw it in place). Well, I was flat and so I pushed in slightly. Now I went to play another note but forgot to screw it shut, so it when right to the sharpest extent. I've been playing trumpet for years and I'm sure there are other funny things that have happened, but this is all I can think of at the time. Any you would like to share some funny trumpet stories?

derekkress

Ya on my old Bach I was playing a screaming solo when my 3RD valve tuning slide popped out into the audience. How's that for in your face playing!

Pedal C

Well...I used to play at a Renniasance Festival. I learned several things...

- The bell will fall off a kitbashed fanfare trumpet, especially if little kids or pretty girls are watching.

- Being an employee makes patrons want to chat with you...like the lady that insisted on telling us about her many peircings. Some of which were somewhat unconventional...

- At least 10 times a day someone will say "Hey, you guys blow," or "Here come the horny men!" THey all think they are very original.

- Most Important! If you choose to wander around the fair between jousts, always carry your trumpet, otherwise you just look like a weirdo in a silly costume.

Jason.

Almost forgot...The Jousters (who are large men) will NOT be amused if you decide to substitute the Looney Tunes theme in place of the victory fanfare!

trumpet_man

oh man, that IS funny. That Renniasance Festival was a good one, man that is hilarious. And the 3rd slide popping out into the audience during a solo. LMAO. I've just remembered some more funny things that have happened.

During jazz band (you know how the trombones sit in front of the saxes), the trombone player kicked his slide way out; right into the back of the sax's head.

Another time we were in a small room and had to sit close, the trumpet play next to me and I we both slouching. I was wear short sleeves. When we had to come in his mouthpiece (more than his mouthpiece, the end of his trumpet) went up my sleeve. It surprised the heck out of me.

Once during band (yes, I'm still in highschool) there was a trumpet play who had an absolute piece-of -junk trumpet that was in rough condition and was duct-taped together. One day he was playing and his trumpet broke in half (don't ask how).

I remember playing pep-band at a basketball game there was this Euphonium player that plays trumpet half the time. I brought my pocket trumpet and showed it to the Euphonium player, (this game he was on trumpet). He said "can I see it", so I let him hold it, then he gave it back to me. During the team's time out we went to play and I couldn't play a note, nothing. nada. Nothing came out. I tried to blow harder. Still nothing. I looked into the bell and he had stuffed a water bottle cap up the bell of my pocket trumpet (it's reasons like this that I won't even CONSIDER taking my Xeno to pep band). Of course since you can't wedge it in far in a pocket trumpet I was able to just reach in and take it out, not realizing that you couldn't with a regulat trumpet since they are longer. So just to be funny about a month later I did it to his trumpet, a real trumpet. I didn't realize it would be harder to get out. Man, that thing was STUCK. We tried everything. It was stuck in there half the game, we tried so many ways to get it out I don't remember which one worked. So anyway, about a year later, he was on Euphonium. During the game we were visiting about that experience and were saying that it couldn't happen to a Euphonium since you're closer to the mouthpiece than bell to get a water bottle cap's diameter. So he stuffed a whole water bottle into the Euphonium. You aren't supposed to play a note during the actual game because it will distract the others, but that didn't matter since the water bottle jammed in there was by far softer than any practice mute with ten times more resistance. Keep in mind, he has lots of air. He kept blowing his utmost into the horn and it was still super soft. Finally he blew so hard that the water bottle flew out of the horn several feet and he played an insanely loud not (I'd say at least ffff). Man everyone in the band and half the audience turned around to see what was going on. THis was during the game too. Let me tell you, the directer wasn't any too happy about it. To someone that didn't know what was going on, just all of a sudden heard a loud Euphoniumn note. It was loud enough to be heard throughout the whole gym, and heard well too.

I'll never forget that joke I made up about trombones. A good prank to pull for a trombone player would be to, when he isn't supervising his trombone, grab it and cut off MOST of the silver part that the main slide goes over. Then when he picks it up to play, he'll yank it right off. If you don't want him killing you, just switch trombones on him. Or, you could just cut off a little and wait for his jazz solo and the part where he hits a low note to pull it out.

burgerbob

Well, recently at Allstate Orchestra, my friend was on second trumpet (I was on bass trombone or 3rd). During breaks, he would leave his horn on his Hercules stand (he played a Stage One Classic, the one in the display photo on the NYTC site). I would tell him to leave and that I was going to catch up in a sec. I grabbed my water bottle, and poured a large amount into the leadpipe. When he came back, he picked it up, blew, and consequently sprayed water all over the floor. He came over and called me an expletive. The break after, i knew he would expect the water in the leadpipe, so i took off the third valve slide and FILLED it with water. This time, he picked it up, played a chromatic scale down from low C and when he got to the Ab his horn gurgled and splurged yet again. Let's just say our low brass had a major amount of fun at Allstate Orchestra.

trumpet_man

lol

lupin62

Last year our college marching band, The La Crosse Screaming Eagles, got invited to march at half time at a Packer game. Anyways we marched on the field, and when we were called to attention I put my horn up and my third valve slide shot out and off. Apparently I forgot to put the screw that kept it from falling out back in when I cleaned it a while ago. Anyways, it was bad, and I saw it coming too, it was almost like time slowed down when I heard the popping noise of it coming off. Somehow I grabbed it in mid air and I spent the entire first song trying to get it back into my instrument marching around all these camera crews by us.

trumpet_man

Come on, we need to keep this topic going.

SatchmoII

I have probably some of the worst stories and I'm still in HS LOL. Check this out. I'm in Jazz band and the bell rings, so I pack up my music and I'm just chilling with my trumpet in one hand and my plunger in another. It's the time of year when guys ask out girls to Homecomeing and this sax player Troy in my jazz band bought a dozen roses and put them in teh bell of his horn (tenor sax). He planned to surprise the girl by waiting behind the door for her to come in and then play Lover Man. Well the band room at my school is INSANELY HUGE, fits several hundred people comfortably. Well hes standing behind these huge double doors waiting for the girl to come and there are about 80 people crowded around the door to see whats goin on. I just chill inside watching. Well My friend Alex comes by after a couple of mins and says " dude, sorry but shes not here today." A huge "AWwwww" wave sweeps the crowd". The day presumes as normal. Well the next day we are warming up in Jazz band and he makes a derogatory joke towards me (I'm Black). He laid an egg on the joke so it was just an akward silence. "Ok, thats all good" I say. I'm thinking to myself "O ill get him soon". Well he tries the whole rose thing again and 80 peoples surround the door. I'm chillin near the door with my trumpet and my plunger in my hand again and this time she shows. He plays and asks her, but she says " IM SORRY )=!! I already have a date )= ". An even bigger wave of "AWWWWWW" Sweeps through the crowd. Then it hits me" Vengance is mine XD". I hide my smirk and just as the aww dies down, I pick up my plunger, put my trumpet to my face and fight laughing harder than anything iver ever done b4 in my life, and play " Whomp whomp whomp whomp (G F# F E, The series of notes u here when something ironic or funny happens. Play it on ur horn to really get the just of it.) The whole room erupts in laughter. Even the directors are holding their sides trying as hard as they can not to laugh but failing miserably. This was in my opinion the proudest moment of my trumpeting career (yea ima jerk lol)

During the whole thing, My friend Josh, the lead bone player comes up 2 me and says (please pardon my language) "AJ,(MY name) your a dick" I just give him this huge grin, and say "Hey man, don't knock it until you try it".


I have alot more of these stories lol.

trumpet_man

Let's hear them. Although what you did was a bit mean, and he probably felt bad enough about getting denied and this only made it worse, it was also really low of him to make a racial joke, and I also understand how hard it is to resist something funny, and the fact that you couldn't resist getting even. Lol, nice one.