[TPIN] airlines + trumpet: travel difficulties

[jean trudel]

Whenever I'm asked to play at an airpoirt security counter (typically 
Toronto) my horn automatically plays "Hockey Night in Canada"... Maybe 
that's becasue I live in the great white north, eh?

Jean
Ottawa, Canada


>From: "James Klages" <james.klages at gmail.com>
>To: "Patrick Olguin" <patrickolguin at charter.net>
>CC: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
>Subject: Re: [TPIN] airlines + trumpet: travel difficulties
>Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 08:36:52 -0500
>
>When I fly with my Monette Cornet there is always a conversation. I wish
>they would ask me to play it as it would be fun.
>
>I remember with the Marine Band security at the White house would often ask
>us to play a note though the instrument. Being human this bothered me a it:
>the Marine band members all have white house clearance, come together with
>the officer in charge on the same bus, and know each other. (One time at 
>the
>CIA, the guard to my cornet, held it upside down and shook it, causing my
>gold-plaited mouthpiece to fall out of the horn and destroying it. The
>colonel had the band purchase anther one for me.) Most people would play a
>note softly in the mid range (as if this proved anything- one could not 
>help
>thinking of ways one *could* have harmful things i the instrument and still
>play a note. A couple of times I played a very loud high note for the 
>guard.
>This was I confess, a childish reaction- but was fun!
>Jim Klages.
>
>
>On 10/2/06, Patrick Olguin <patrickolguin at charter.net> wrote:
>>
>>I always take my horn on the road.  Sometimes at security I'll get a
>>knowing look, or "nice axe," comment.   Last month was the only time I had
>>to take the horn out of the bag (an Altieri single gig bag).  The concern
>>was over the k&m trumpet stand.  Then they asked me to play it (the
>>equivalent of drinking baby formula, I suppose).  Somehow "Dragnet," came
>>out of the horn.
>>
>>I took it on the plane with no problems.  Must be the Benge.
>>
>>Patrick Olguin
>>
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>>jazz, most of which does not go to the musicians to whom they are not
>>listening.
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>Dr. James L. Klages
>Professor of Trumpet
>School of Music
>University of Central Oklahoma
>Edmond, OK 73034
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