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Re: Physics vs Desire

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Physics vs Desire
From: simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Simon Stonehouse)
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 23:46:39 GMT
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On Wed, 07 Apr 1999 20:11:36 +1000, you wrote:

>I've been reacquainting myself with the joys of the upper Bb register in
>recent days.....
>
>I seem to remember when I was a nipper a grizzled old Soprano player
>suggesting that one ought to suspend one's cornet from a rafter, make
>contact with the instrument by using the lips only, then  try producing
>decent notes with the minimal amount of lip pressure which the laws of
>physics will allow. 

Yes....can't argue with the logic...except when you listen/watch some
of the great "real" high note trumpet players, they look for
compression and really screw it on to get it and get a decent grip..

obviously a fine line between compression and destructive pressure..

Simon

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