Friggin' did it again...

Bear · 08-07-2008, 04:44 PM

So, I'm playing along, enjoying the music, quick mute change, BAM!!! Put the mute in the bell, gave a lil twist and now I have a hunk of junk... I twisted off my bell again... Darn Bear's are too strong for their own good... It never played right after I got it fixed the first time... I'm wondering if it's even worth tryin' to get fixed this time... grrr. Anyone have a beefer I can borrow? HAHA.

Just had to vent.

Bear

misty.sj · 08-07-2008, 04:55 PM

Wow, what horn do you have?

MJ · 08-07-2008, 05:10 PM

Pictures please.

cobragamer · 08-07-2008, 05:16 PM

pics need pics so is a srewable bell or did it like really come off.

Dale Proctor · 08-07-2008, 05:16 PM

Don't you just hate it when that happens?

CHAMP · 08-07-2008, 05:21 PM

time to start buying ambassadors off ebay...

Vulgano Brother · 08-07-2008, 06:06 PM

I almost twisted the bell off my Getzen during a tour. I learned to back-off when inserting mutes afterwards.

No tricks, just control.

Brekelefuw · 08-07-2008, 08:06 PM

I have played a Schilke with tuning bell for 5 years now and have never had a mute fall out on me, and the bell is still as straight as the day I got it. I can't imagine how much force you must have used! Just give it a little huff to moisten the bell and then just let the taper hold it in.

And I agree. I need to see pictures.

Trumpet guy · 08-07-2008, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear

So, I'm playing along, enjoying the music, quick mute change, BAM!!! Put the mute in the bell, gave a lil twist and now I have a hunk of junk... I twisted off my bell again... Darn Bear's are too strong for their own good... It never played right after I got it fixed the first time... I'm wondering if it's even worth tryin' to get fixed this time... grrr.

You could ask Mike DQ (DQ's Custom Shop) to have a double bell trumpet for you for $1500. That could make mute changes easier as you can set for the first two at the beginning of the piece. For quick change just activate the trigger. The switch the first one out for the third mute during a long rest.

I wanna get one of these someday but am currently saving up for a 72 bell. (grrr, I wish I had more money.)

Bear · 08-09-2008, 01:47 AM

I would love to post pictures, I don't have a digital camera. The horn is a POS... but it was relatively cheap at the time of purchase and it played well. I don't want to stir up trouble by mentioning what kind it is. Ha. Anyone wanna loan me a Monette Prana XLT/MF? HAAHA.

08-07-2008, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bear Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: CO Posts: 836	Friggin' did it again... So, I'm playing along, enjoying the music, quick mute change, BAM!!! Put the mute in the bell, gave a lil twist and now I have a hunk of junk... I twisted off my bell again... Darn Bear's are too strong for their own good... It never played right after I got it fixed the first time... I'm wondering if it's even worth tryin' to get fixed this time... grrr. Anyone have a beefer I can borrow? HAHA. Just had to vent. Bear __________________ Of what value would it be to make a prosperous living unless you know how to live?! - anon.

08-07-2008, 04:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
misty.sj Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 709	Re: Friggin' did it again... Wow, what horn do you have? __________________ --Misty Hit it hard, and wish it well. -- Claude Gordon 1925(?) Conn Cavalier Bb (s/n 14142) 2007 Barrington Bb student trumpet

08-07-2008, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
MJ Forte User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naptown Posts: 2,061	Re: Friggin' did it again... Pictures please. __________________

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cobragamer Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raliegh,NC Posts: 125	Re: Friggin' did it again... pics need pics so is a srewable bell or did it like really come off.

08-07-2008, 05:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dale Proctor Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 753	Re: Friggin' did it again... Don't you just hate it when that happens? __________________ "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away." - Sir Thomas Beecham Olde Towne Brass www.otbrass.com Brass Band of Huntsville www.brassbandofhuntsville.org

08-07-2008, 05:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
CHAMP Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 148	Re: Friggin' did it again... time to start buying ambassadors off ebay... __________________ POW!!!

08-07-2008, 06:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vulgano Brother Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Home Posts: 3,278	Re: Friggin' did it again... I almost twisted the bell off my Getzen during a tour. I learned to back-off when inserting mutes afterwards. No tricks, just control. __________________ "A tool good enough to be so used and not too good" C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength www.letsbuildhope.org

08-07-2008, 08:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Brekelefuw Forte User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,026	Re: Friggin' did it again... I have played a Schilke with tuning bell for 5 years now and have never had a mute fall out on me, and the bell is still as straight as the day I got it. I can't imagine how much force you must have used! Just give it a little huff to moisten the bell and then just let the taper hold it in. And I agree. I need to see pictures.

08-09-2008, 01:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
Bear Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: CO Posts: 836	Re: Friggin' did it again... I would love to post pictures, I don't have a digital camera. The horn is a POS... but it was relatively cheap at the time of purchase and it played well. I don't want to stir up trouble by mentioning what kind it is. Ha. Anyone wanna loan me a Monette Prana XLT/MF? HAAHA. __________________ Of what value would it be to make a prosperous living unless you know how to live?! - anon.

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