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... and so does my girlfriend. This is me with my birthday present from her:



She may live to regret it, but it's awesome!
The neighbours may call the RSPCA thinking we torture elephants in here... but I guess that's the price to pay when you enter the world of brass.

Damn, it's hard to make it sound nice! Today I managed two notes, wheeee! :lol:

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Fantastic - and many happy returns. I played trombone from the age of 7 to 15. I wanted one before I was 7 but my arms weren't long enough so I was playing a cornet from 4 to 7. I was involved in youth concert bands that took me to Jersey and Germany and the school band. Happy times. I gave it up to concentrate on bass guitar coz Deep Purple didn't play trombones. Enjoy!

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Nice! But I thought this was going to be a list of trombone rules. You know, something like:

1. Do not play the trombone indoors.
2. Do not fill the bell of the trombone with Strawberry Munch Bunch.
3. Do not bang your slide on the TV screen (see Rule 1).
4. No parping after 23:00.
5. No playing the 'sad trombone' sound when you're upset.
6. No off-colour jokes about being a 'boner'.
7. No wearing the trombone case as a funny hat.
8. Do not empty your spit-valve on the carpet (see Rule 1).
9. Do not leave fingerprints on your bell-end.
10. Do not let your slide fall off into a goldfish pond.
11. Never share a music stand with someone on your left.
12. Er... that's it.

:)

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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1378569003' post='2201966']
Nice! But I thought this was going to be a list of trombone rules. You know, something like:

1. Do not play the trombone indoors.
2. Do not fill the bell of the trombone with Strawberry Munch Bunch.
3. Do not bang your slide on the TV screen (see Rule 1).
4. No parping after 23:00.
5. No playing the 'sad trombone' sound when you're upset.
6. No off-colour jokes about being a 'boner'.
7. No wearing the trombone case as a funny hat.
8. Do not empty your spit-valve on the carpet (see Rule 1).
9. Do not leave fingerprints on your bell-end.
10. Do not let your slide fall off into a goldfish pond.
11. Never share a music stand with someone on your left.
12. Er... that's it.

:)
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You missed two

13. Never ever show off by playing the theme tune to Johnny Briggs.
14. If you join a brass band, place your chair a suitable distance from the trumpet player as you don't want to clout him in the head when you play.

Edited by SpaceChick
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[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1378568688' post='2201958']
Fantastic - and many happy returns. I played trombone from the age of 7 to 15. I wanted one before I was 7 but my arms weren't long enough so I was playing a cornet from 4 to 7. I was involved in youth concert bands that took me to Jersey and Germany and the school band. Happy times. I gave it up to concentrate on bass guitar coz Deep Purple didn't play trombones. Enjoy!
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Ha!
I grew up listening to heavy rock, got into guitars and so did my brother. My brother decided that's what he wanted to do and studied classical guitar at the conservatory... but at least it was guitar. My mum's cousin's husband was a prominent session trumpet player in Spain. We'd often see him on TV etc, and when he found we were "musical" he talked to us. I remember how my brother and I just didn't want to know. Pah. Trumpet.

How stupid and ignorant of us. Teenagers, eh?

How can someone not like brass!?

I have been discovering lately bands like "The hot 8 brass band", "Hypnotic brass ensemble", "Orkestra del sol", and many others in that vein... Listening a lot to Fred Wesley...

Trombone and tuba/sousaphone... ah, I wish I had discovered them as young as you did!

I have just sourced my first lessons. I remembered a great guy who played trombone in a ska band I was with briefly a few years ago... and located him on Facebook (who said Facebook sucks? :)) Meeting him on Monday 16th to discuss my ambitions and what he suggests he can offer.

Even if I ended up not playing it... brass instruments are just beautiful. I'd rather have that on the wall than a painting!

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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1378569003' post='2201966']
Nice! But I thought this was going to be a list of trombone rules. You know, something like:

1. Do not play the trombone indoors.
2. Do not fill the bell of the trombone with Strawberry Munch Bunch.
3. Do not bang your slide on the TV screen (see Rule 1).
4. No parping after 23:00.
5. No playing the 'sad trombone' sound when you're upset.
6. No off-colour jokes about being a 'boner'.
7. No wearing the trombone case as a funny hat.
8. Do not empty your spit-valve on the carpet (see Rule 1).
9. Do not leave fingerprints on your bell-end.
10. Do not let your slide fall off into a goldfish pond.
11. Never share a music stand with someone on your left.
12. Er... that's it.

:)
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:lol:

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[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1378586310' post='2202243']
14. If you join a brass band, place your chair a suitable distance from the trumpet player as you don't want to clout him in the head when you play.
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would you care to elucidate, SpaceChick? Hmm?

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[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1378567710' post='2201941']
Ace! You know, using a pair of socks as a makeshift mute results in projectile socks. Try it - it's brilliant!
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Additional rule. Do not inhale sock odour :)

Oh, also check out dual role opportunities with ska bands !

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[quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1378637391' post='2202582']
Our trombone player always uses a plastic one now, as he was sick of getting fingerprints around his bell-end.
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[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC75aU47GRk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC75aU47GRk[/url]

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[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1378631651' post='2202508']
Oh, also check out dual role opportunities with ska bands !
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I'm in one already, sort of (it's not purely ska, but we do have a lot of ska influence).
We have a trumpet and a sax player. And three guitarist/vocalists. My plan is that as soon as I can play enough notes to contribute something to one song, one of the guitarists can take my bass for that song while I join the brass fun.

But I suspect it won't happen next weekend... ;)

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