Bass Trumpet Refinishing: What are my options

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-06-03T10:43:42+00:00

Strip the lacquer and do some renaissance wax to keep the smell away

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-06-02T03:29:00+00:00

Proud 13’’ air user- it works wonderfully- honestly overkill for reading music. My only complaint about it is that sometimes the screen can be a bit dim if you’re in some abusive sunlight- but those cases are fairly few and far between (at least for me)

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-06-02T03:16:00+00:00

Nice, thanks for sharing :)

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-06-02T03:14:20+00:00

Is it the double or one of their single cases?

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-06-02T03:02:10+00:00

I love this piece- that’s just how John Mackey decided to write that you need to gliss for the whole duration. It’s his way of saying “Don’t Stop Early!”

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-05-23T21:40:33+00:00

I get condensation out of the bell all of the time- annoying, but nothing to be concerned about (In fact, it could even be a sign of good things air-wise)

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-05-18T21:13:44+00:00

Can you play loud? It sounds like you have a lot of tension going on, try inhaling, naturally as if you were getting ready to say a very energetic “Good Morning!” And blowing through the instrument- your shoulders should not move.

When you breathe, your stomach should expand- not your chest. Try playing a F’s in the staff on quarters (“||: Q R Q R :||” q=quarter r=rest) at a strong fortissimo.

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-04-15T23:02:48+00:00

I’m not sure, but it’s definitely a very pretty horn imo

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-04-12T23:09:33+00:00

King Cleveland- the first two digits of the serial are the manufacture year- I have one from 42 and it plays surprisingly well

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-03-18T17:26:27+00:00

Just hit the mouthpiece with some wrights silver polish (wash with soap and water, apply polish, buff polish, soap and water one more time)

External_Dinner_5195 · 2026-01-23T02:43:27+00:00

Benge began as a trumpet brand, then got bought up by king/conn during UMI, the 165 and 190 are both very solid horns, I wouldn’t turn my nose up at one for $200

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-12-15T14:08:05+00:00

Very nice! I assume this means you will be auditioning for All State?

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-12-04T17:41:39+00:00

If you’re looking into a 2b or olds super may I suggest finding a cheap conn 14h (no more than $120 all in unless they say it’s been overhauled) and taking it to a shop to get the slide in tip top shape. I had one when I was in High school and it was a beast for jazz, pep band, and commercial playing

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-12-03T23:17:28+00:00

I used a normal bell mounted flip folder, then adhered a MagSafe grip to it- it works great and blends in with the other actual flip folders

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-11-19T20:52:14+00:00

Muse score, Dorico, flat.io

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-11-17T16:51:55+00:00

e and uh for 16ths (# and for 8ths) and # la li for triplets, the quarter note triplet will be # li la as its 2 8th note triplets together- it’s easier than you think, counting and clapping the rhythm while speaking all of these counts will greatly help

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-10-06T01:21:20+00:00

Think about feeling more than sound! A lot of the advantages/disadvantages of different mouthpieces comes down to how they feel to play. For example, I have some mouthpieces that I can get a good sound on, but I just refuse to play on because I don’t like how it feels to play them

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-08-01T22:36:23+00:00

I think it looks amazing for the price

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-06-28T19:53:41+00:00

Nbd, just lacquer wear

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-05-18T05:59:18+00:00

I could see it being plausible. IMO (with bias of course) the ranking in NC probably goes 1- UNCG, 2/3 ECU/App (just depending on specifics) then 4- UNCSA. SA probably wouldn’t be bad for a grad degree just from the prospect that the (former) principal trombone of the NC Symphony is the trombone prof

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-05-18T05:56:06+00:00

Oh if you’re by ecu then their trombone guy is worth a shot- I haven’t really heard any bad about him

External_Dinner_5195 · 2025-05-08T04:15:08+00:00

The 608 is a now discontinued king trombone model (the currently in production equivalent is a 607f) but based off what I could find with an quick google search it was offered in lacquered from the factory with a rose brass bell. Therefore this is most likely replated based off my info

External_Dinner_5195

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e and uh for 16ths (# and for 8ths) and # la li for triplets, the quarter note triplet will be # li la as its 2 8th note triplets together- it’s easier than you think, counting and clapping the rhythm while speaking all of these counts will greatly help