DevilishTrumpetPlayerGod

Alright I sort of have a problem. I cannot ask my trumpet instructor because he is sort of under the knife. But I have a Bach Trumpet, no clue as to what it is. I use this Bach for marching, and I have a huge problem. It will not go high too easily compared to my King Silver Flair. Such as I can easily hit F above high C, and with this trumpet I can bearily hit A. Now could that be because I have spoiled myself with the Silver Flair?

It's like there is something slowing the air down, because no matter how much pressure I use to go high, it does not make a difference and there is a like a back pressure.

I have shoved a snake brush through it and found nothing that could be making this problem. Some background on this trumpet includes, it looks like it has seen many better days by the time I had gotten it. It looks possibly rebuilt so could there a way to make it easier to go high, or could it use like a solid cleaning of all the chemicals, and that fun stuff. Please help, I would prefer not to use my

Dale Proctor

If it's a student Bach, then that's the problem. If it's a Strad, the valves may be way out of alignment or leaking.

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DevilishTrumpetPlayerGod

You know you may be right about the student trumpet now that I think about who i got it from, thanks for you response.

rowuk

There is so much that could be wrong - a badly done repair (especially if the bell was badly dented), replacement of parts with non Bach ones. Maybe you have stalagtites growing inside. It could be as simple as a leaky cork on the spit valve!
I would take it to a technician and see what they say. Just have them look at it. They can tell you what is missing in short order!

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DevilishTrumpetPlayerGod

I don't think there is anything missing, does not seem like air is escaping. I have taken this think apart 100% after i discovered the problem. And i used flashlights to look into about every place where that stuff could grow and nothing was there. It has been re-welded at the bridges, and that could be a possible cause.

gzent

Its a Bach, what do you expect in the upper register?

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dizzyizzy

Just a thought...but perhaps the Bach & the Silver King have totally different bore diameters...one more open.

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Listen to the first note on the Miles Davis "Porgy and Bess" album, it is played on a Bach. All the notes are on the Bach trumpet,it's up to the player to produce them.
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DevilishTrumpetPlayerGod

Thank You for your comments so far I will go and investigate from the information I have recieved so far.

gzent

I wasn't joking, but being serious - what are his expectations? Commercial players who spend a lot of time wailing away above the staff don't seem to play Bach's for that type of work.

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