Product Review- Hawk Flugelhorn with Case

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12 Best Flugelhorn Reviews and the Best Flugel horn Brands And now for my review of this instrument. Based on a 5* rating Materials- **** Workmanship- **** Finish- ***** Mechanics- *** Valves- *** Weight- *** Feel- *** Response- *** Intonation- **** Threading on Valves and Valve caps- * Original Mouthpiece- * Case- * General comments- • 3 water keys (1st water key did not work because the spring was installed incorrectly) • 3rd valve slide spring loaded compensator works very well • The instrument feels very light which might be the reason it sounds more on the bright side. •…

Product Review- Hawk Flugelhorn with Case

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In order to keep our readers up to date on new products and new ideas, we try to get our hands on products for review and evaluation and this is one of those cases. A good friend and fellow musician recently purchased a new Hawk Flugelhorn and I asked to borrow it for a while so I could run it through some scales to see if this instrument was really worth the $279.00- $333.95 price tag. Before I give you my reading of the instrument, I want to first share with you actual customers opinions on their recent purchase of…

The Battle of the Plastics

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From time to time new innovations crop up which, according to their inventers/designers, will revolutionize all trumpet playing. In a few cases, we are benefited by these improvements but in most cases the new ideas fall way short from their advertised benefits. Case in point is the continuing push for plastic trumpets. I have been performing on one such innovation for several years. When the PBone first came out, my wife surprised me with one for Christmas. After many Dixieland jobs and constant work to improve the less than adequate slide, I finally became satisfied with the “pretend plastic trombone”.…

Would you like to increase your air intake? So would I.

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As most of my readers know by now with my heart attack from two years back, one of the side effects was that I lost about half of my vital capacity (total air intake). While in physical therapy, I asked my therapist if it would ever come back and in a very encouraging fashion she assured me that it would eventually return. It didn’t. The reason I was able to recognize the actual amount of this loss was from the fact that most of my practice material is pre-recorded with click tracks. Exercises which were played in one breath now…

Changes Have Now Been Made to the University Interscholastic League Solo and Ensemble Submission Policy!

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As some of you may know, I have been very vocal when speaking of the Texas University Interscholastic League Solo and Ensemble Submission Policy. For more background on this subject read… http://www.thetrumpetblog.com/the-university-interscholastic-league-solo-and-ensemble-music/ also… http://www.thetrumpetblog.com/new-additions-to-uil-prescribed-solo-ensemble-music-list-for-grade-2-trumpet-quartet-numbers/ Eventually I received this response… http://www.thetrumpetblog.com/an-encouraging-response-from-the-university-interscholastic-league-solo-and-ensemble-music-department/ Today I checked their site and was very pleased to find that Mr. Musella is a man of his word for now composers and arrangers are able to submit their work for consideration to be added to the current listings of qualified solo ensemble material for contest. This is a very big change and I would like to thank the…

#1 Trumpet Blog for 2018

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thetrumpetblog.com was selected as the Top Trumpet Blog and Website To Follow in 2018 I would like to thank all of our supporters who have been following our site for the past eight years. It seems only yesterday that we started and this week we were honored by being chosen “The Top Trumpet Blog and Web Site to follow in 2018″! This recognition was bestowed upon our site by Feedspot and is the content reader for reading all your favorite blogs and news websites in one place. Below is a description of how this selection is determined. “The Best Trumpet…

Sbode Bluetooth Headphones, Wireless Sports Earphones w/ Mic IPX7 Waterproof HD Stereo Sweatproof Earbuds with Siri Activated, Noise Cancelling Headsets for Gym Running Workout

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Now how was that for a title? For those not familiar with Bluetooth technology, welcome to my world. I’m in the same situation. But, we need to catchup with the technology in the world around us no matter how old or illiterate one may be. Even yours truly. What is Bluetooth? Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM band from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz) from fixed and mobile devices, and building personal area networks (PANs). Invented by telecom vendor Ericsson in 1994, it was originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS-232 data cables. Bluetooth is managed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), which…

Additional Information on the Wind Wynder Product

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After discovering and testing the Wind Wynder product, it is now time to give you some additional information on its origin, design, manufacturing and distribution. The Wind Wynder concept and creation was the brain child of Mary Tolokan and her fellow inventor Rajean. Mary’s musical background includes thirty years of performing on violin with extensive work inside as well as outside the concert halls in all types of conditions. Three years ago Mary was performing an outside concert at Deer Valley with the Utah Symphony when she finally decided to develop the Wind Wynder product. She first started working on…

Product Report- Wind Wynder

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Our last post introduced many of you to something I ran across on the web a couple weeks ago and wanted more information about. Once mine arrived, I decided to immediately attach it to my music stand and begin using it every day. I will describe the unit itself a little later in this post but testing under fire was my first thought. It went with me to Church that next Sunday and worked as advertised. Each page turn was positive without any hang-ups. Its size makes it very easy to hide from the audience which was important. My accompanist…

The Best $19.97 You Will Ever Spend!

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With all of the advertising on the Internet and television it is hard to believe that such a small amount of money could make such a difference in your trumpet playing. For $19.97 you can send for vacuum cleaners, power drills, combat flash lights and a dozen other miraculous products which will totally change your life. So why is this $19.97 product so different? The answer to that question is defined below. TRUMPET LESSONS ON LINE “Improve Your Trumpet Playing Today” Testimonials “I am an 80 year old come back player after a long layoff. Your videos and information is…