brem

Hi dear colleagues!

My name is Martin Breton, but friends call me brem. I live and come from Quebec City, QC, Canada and speak French.

I've been playing the Bb trumpet since high school where I was in the school harmony, then the Big Band. I played with Big Bands until early college years. Then, friends and I formed a band, playing mostly covers of R&B, soul, swing, 60s music. We were fairly successful, played more than 20 gigs but probably less than 100 in the 3-4 years the band existed.

I switched from a cheap Yamaha to a used Bach Stradivarius model 37 lightweight, serial no. from around 1975. It's scratched beyond belief, but that's my baby :).

When I graduated from university as a programmer, the others also graduated and some of them went out of town, so the band split.

I stopped playing then, for 5 years i believe.

So if I count right, I've been playing trumpet on and off for 19 years.

Recently, my former sax player asked me to join him in a ska/jazz band and I accepted. So now I'm getting back in shape.

I'm rusty, I can't get high notes as I used to, I lost a bit of my tone and hope to gain it back.

We practice together twice a week.

So any tips you can give me, I'm willing to ear.

Also,I write a blog at brem experience [en]

brem

rowuk

Welcome Brem!
You will get your tone back and if you do not treat your face too brutally, the range too!
Your Bach would probably appreciate some professional care. When you get some spare change, take it to a decent repair person and have them look at the valves, check if there is corrosion or red rot inside, whether the felts and corks are still OK.
The rewards are a much longer life for the horn AND over all easier playing.
Have a great time with the Ska band!

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trumpetnick

Soit Bienvenu, Brem!
Ouais, ta trompette a besoin d'un peu renovation et j'en suis sure que tu peut bien trouver quelqu'un qui puisse faire cela pour toi...
Have fun!

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Welcome Brem!

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brem

Thanks all for the warm welcome!

The trumpet is fine. The pistons and felts are pristine. It's mostly dents and scractches and acid erosion on the lacquer outside.

It was that way when I bought it almost 20 years ago, and aside from an accident where the bell got bent (and unbent), I didn't deteriorate it any further.


What do you think could be done to revamp it? How much would it cost?

QuebecSOP

Salut Martin, je ne te connais pas mais nous avons un point en commun, nous venons tous les deux de Québec.

Tout comme toi j'ai recommencé à joué après environ 10 ans d'arrêt. Maintenant, je joue dans le stage band de l'Université Laval, je fais plusieurs "gig" a travers l'amérique et je continu à enseigner la musique à divers ensemble.

J'ai recommencé petit à petit. J'ai retrouvé mon son et mon endurance. Il me reste l'aigu et la technique a remaîtriser. Pour l'instant je me tient au contre sol ce qui est amplement suffisant pour l'instant.

Ne désespère pas et reprend le contrôle de ton gazou.

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brem

Whoa! Stage Band de l'Université, c'est pas des amateurs ça :)
Moi je jouais dans le Stage Band du Collège de Lévis (et Stage Band des Anciens du Collège de Lévis, quand il a existé).

Le contre-sol, c'est à peu près là que je suis à l'aise... je fais un contre-la dans une toune, mais bon. Avant je me rendais au contre-ré, et j'en aurais bien besoin.

C'est cool, tiens moi au courant de vos concerts!

tatakata

Hola

brem

Hola! Como esta?
Mi Perro es Zzzz! :)

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