[TPIN] "Now why don't he write?" - the pressure thing?

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In a message dated 4/24/2007 8:12:50 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
brettjohnson1111 at hotmail.com writes:

I  recently heard a story from a friend who attended one of Maynard's clinics 
in  the '70s. Apparently, in order to show that pressure is not needed, he 
held  his trumpet upright and lightly "set" the mouthpiece in the receiver. He 
then  continued to play C octaves up to Double C and down, pull off the horn, 
turn  it upside down, and catch the mouthpiece as it freely fell out of the  
receiver.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but that is an unparalleled display  of 
embouchure strength and air speed (as I doubt very many people could do  this).
It was just a demonstration, as we all know how much pressure he  used to hit 
those notes in a performance.



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I'm sure glad that you added that last sentence, because I was about to say  
something like that in a reply, since we do know how much pressure he used at  
times.
This whole thread is rather interesting, since it makes NO difference how  
much pressure he used.  Maynard did what he did, and that is enough.   Was he 
different than the rest of us? You bet.  Just like it makes no  difference how 
Tiger Woods plays better than everyone else most of the  time.  He can do it, 
and that is what counts. (Especially when it comes to  amateurs................)
Mike Vax



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