[TPIN] Re: TPIN Digest, Vol 29, Issue 106

[Rob Alley]

I second the suggestion to look up Chip Crotts. He is a great  player. Very knowledgeable 
about music and the mechanics of trumpet playing. Great guy too. Very humble and easy to 
get along with. He teaches at Jacksonville State University. 

Best,

Rob

-- tpin-request at tpin.okcu.edu wrote:
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:41:02 -0500
From: "Daniel,John" <john.daniel at lawrence.edu>
Subject: Re: [TPIN] Re-greetings and a question
To: Jerald Sheets <questy at gmail.com>, tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
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Jerald,
I'm thinking this "pushing back" business is somewhat 
temporary and as you mentioned related to the Drum Corps 
playing you are used to.  I wouldn't go out and buy a huge 
trumpet just to accomodate this situation!  My first 
suggestion would be to get some larger backbores for your 
Warburton tops.  Get used to your 4MC with the 8* first, 
get something in a 9 or 10 backbore, then try those 
trumpets again.  If you continue doing corps, you may want 
to stay with large trumpet equipment to some degree, but I 
know lots of great players who went through corp who don't 
have to do that.

Look up Chip Crotts.  He's in your area, a great player, 
and he's been associated with drum corps for lots of 
years.
John

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:12:12 -0400
  Jerald Sheets <questy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi TPINers.
> 
> Back to the list for the first time in a number of 
>years.
> 
> Hobbyist/on again-off again student/ fan
> Living in Atlanta.
> 
> 
> I'm in the market for a trumpet.  I am making a careful 
>evaluation  because this will be my axe for the next 20 
>years or so, so I want to  make the right decision.  I've 
>been to a few music shops in town and  played offerings 
>from Selmer, King, Yamaha, and Schilke.
> 
> Jerald Sheets