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Harrelson makes a line of very high-quality trumpets. On their site there are three different pages that talk about why one might need an adjustable-gap receiver. Here is one:

https://www.whyharrelson.com/jasons-...p-receiver-agr

Some years ago I've played an old German Trombone, which did require a "middle-shank" mouthpiece, so-called "Bariton-Schaft" in Germany. It seemed to be a common size in earlier years. Great blog!

Great list! There are some trombones which use that size. A few examples of the old british bass trombone in G, and some older German trombones from a time before shank sizes became standardized were pretty close to this size.

Ordered! A little bummed it won't be signed by Dave though.

Great job Dave. That's a talented Tuba player doing the page turns for the Piano player..

This arrangement is now available from Cimarron:

Two Songs by Holst

Note that the full arrangement also includes Song Without Words.

Well done!

Please let us know when the arrangement is available Dave. If we buy a copy from you, will you autograph it for us?

Very nice! I like the sound you're getting with your new horn too, it really fit the character of the piece. I've about given up ever playing 2nd suite solos with a band, so will be waiting for your arrangement.

Bravo! This has been one of my favorite solos for a long time. Now I can get this arrangement and play more of the piece (when it's available). Thanks for sharing.

Well played!

How did you overcome the smiling after having played for so long?

man - I'd better go practice.

It works at this site:

http://www.saxophone.org/gallery/video/id/76/search

The C.G. Conn factory in 1937 was 3/4 mile from what was then a vacant field, but which in 1946 would contain the post-war housing development that included the 4-room house (later expanded to 8 rooms) in which I grew up. When I was in high school and rode my bike to school, I passed the factory every day.

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Mike,

There are a great many things that contribute to responsiveness. If I had to choose the most important factor in the Adams design, I would say it is the uniform thickness of the metal. Second in importance is probably quality of construction. My reason for choosing those two is simple: ALL the Adams horns I've tried have a free-blowing quality that one would call a family trait. Given the variety of materials and overall thicknesses, the common factors would still be that uniformity of thickness and construction quality.

The adjustable-gap receiver is a smaller factor, but it does allow you to "touch up" the responsiveness to your own taste.

For an existing horn, there are some expert technicians who can do some things. In some cases they may need to take some of the joints apart and refit them so the tubes are butted up to each other more closely (and straight!). Or they may need to align the valves.

Dave

Unfortunately, this video has been removed

Thank you David.

You touched on this in your addendum but I'm curious as to the factors that make a particular horn responsive. As we've all seen, there are variations even within horns of the same model and brand. That's one of the reason's we try multiple examples of the same horn before making a purchase whenever possible. My 2900S is pretty responsive but I've played others that speak with less effort. Also, Do you think there are modifications we can make to a horn to increase responsiveness?

Thank you, Mike.

Dave,
Congratulations on this well-deserved award! MAZEL TOV!! as we used to say in Brooklyn
Thanks for sharing your artistry via the many videos of your performances--your interpretations are models of musical sophistication and technical skill.

Thanks also for the forum that brings us together and helps us improve our playing!

Jim Williams

There is some improvisation from the piano. Some of it may be "inside jokes" buy you'll get the idea.