Good to note about the mute. I had never heard of it. If the noise gets to be too much I may have to investigate. So far, it is fine. That must have been so cool to work with Maynard's band like that.
-- Bruce Friday, August 25, 2006, 10:30:55 AM, you wrote: TC> Hi Bruce. TC> The clinic I attended was a band competition. The two best Stage Bands got TC> to play a couple of songs in concert with Maynard's band that evening. TC> Our's was one of them. I also saw him in Denver in 1986. TC> Cool that your son is playing trumpet, Bet your house is noisy! That's what TC> I play, now just for my own personal pleasure and to make the Border Collie TC> sing. TC> You may know of these... I only found it a couple of years ago. Yamaha TC> makes an electronic mute with headphones. When playing, there's little TC> backpressure compared to a regular mute, and the sound through the TC> headphones sounds like no mute is being used. Nice for late night TC> practicing. TC> Tom C. TC> "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or TC> numbered." >>From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Very Very OT - Maynard Ferguson Jazz Trumpeter Dies >>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:17:25 -0700 >> >>Hello Tom, >> >>That is sad news, indeed. He was my favorite trumpeter and I listen >>to him regularly. I was fortunate to attend a jass concert to see >>him and his band when I was in high school. My son recently started >>the trumpet and I have been flooding him with Maynard's music. >> >>Thanks for letting me know. >> >>-- >>Best regards, >>Bruce >> >> >>Friday, August 25, 2006, 9:20:53 AM, you wrote: >> >>TC> One of my favorite jazz musicians. Attended a high school clinic led >>by him >>TC> in 1976. >> >>TC> >>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/24/AR2006082401836.html >> >> >> >>TC> Tom C. >> >>TC> "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or >>TC> numbered." >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
