Bruce was a member of the faculty at the University of Northern Iowa, School of Music in Cedar Falls from 1969 until his retirement in 1999. He has performed with many well-known entertainers such as Bob Hope, Jim Nabors, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Anita Bryant, Carman Cavalara, Victor Borgie, the Four Freshman, Blackstone the Magician, Bobby Vinton and John Davidson.
5 thoughts on “Taylor Trumpets- Revolutionary or Revolting?”
Davif
Love the mellow to. Sounds great and it seems like a good investment.
Jack Binder
He sure plays it nice!
David Buckley
The flugal demo to me sounds to much like a trumpet.
Ron
I still wear button down shirts, polish my shoes and I am clearly over the hill. So radical designs just don’t find favor from me. But one of the big bands I play with has a trumpet player sometimes using his Harrelson Summit Midnight for solos. Black and a little less radical design than some of Taylor models, he uses a flugel MP on a trumpet shank. And the sound is unbelievable. warm, full, easy upper register. Until you hear it you wont believe it. The warm flugel sound we all w ant without fighting intonation. If I wasn’t so old and hesitant to spend the $5k, I would have it even if I had to keep me eyes closed in order to not look at it when I played.
Beauty is in the ear of the beholder.
Many years ago I had a bell up Getzen that I played in a big band. I got great projection but the second and third part players had a hard time hearing me.
Now I just stick to the traditional horns and practice more.
Thanks again for stopping by and the very best to you and yours.
Love the mellow to. Sounds great and it seems like a good investment.
He sure plays it nice!
The flugal demo to me sounds to much like a trumpet.
I still wear button down shirts, polish my shoes and I am clearly over the hill. So radical designs just don’t find favor from me. But one of the big bands I play with has a trumpet player sometimes using his Harrelson Summit Midnight for solos. Black and a little less radical design than some of Taylor models, he uses a flugel MP on a trumpet shank. And the sound is unbelievable. warm, full, easy upper register. Until you hear it you wont believe it. The warm flugel sound we all w ant without fighting intonation. If I wasn’t so old and hesitant to spend the $5k, I would have it even if I had to keep me eyes closed in order to not look at it when I played.
Beauty is in the ear of the beholder.
You got that right!
Thanks for your comments.
Many years ago I had a bell up Getzen that I played in a big band. I got great projection but the second and third part players had a hard time hearing me.
Now I just stick to the traditional horns and practice more.
Thanks again for stopping by and the very best to you and yours.