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Bill McCloskey
From:
Nanuet, NY
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 4:33 am |
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I thought I would check in with you all. It has been a few months since I decided to explore the trumpet and give up steel guitar. I finally sold my last lap steel and while I still have my dobros, they are gathering dust (I'd give someone a good deal to take at least one of them off my hands). I've stopped going to gigs where I used to play the Dobro.
The fact is, after denying it for so long, the trumpet really took over. Yesterday I bought a flugelhorn and spent hours playing it. I come home excited to practice and recently have made some huge strides in endurance, range, and tone. I'm playing jazz, my first love, on a brass instrument instead of my trying to retrofit jazz playing on a steel instrument which I couldn't ever really get to work.
I would say for all you comeback players like me, it is never too late to go with your original passion. I made lots of friends here and in the community through my steel playing. But playing jazz on a brass instrument is like coming home after a long prison sentence. Everything about it is wonderful and I love practicing every second I can. |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 4:56 am
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Hi Bill, glad to see you're well and happy.
There's nothing like 'Blowing you Own Trumpet'.. I do it ALL the time !
Baz |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 6:19 am
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Hi Bill,
Thanks for the update.
I glad you found your "Love".
As in human relationships, there really is a chemistry involved. When you find the right match, you are blessed.
If/when you have some recordings, please post them in the MUSIC section.
Best regards,
Joey |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 8:37 am
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I'm glad to hear you're playing music in the way that speaks to you, Bill. I've tried playing a lot of different instruments, from clarinet to ukulele, but have always come back to lap steel. It just seems to fit what I want out of music.
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