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Back in jr. high and high school I played trumpet. Junior year of high school the band director switched me over to baritone; said I'd do better with it. (Still believe to this day he was long on trumpet section; short on baritones.)

Anyway, long story short, that and moving from Shreveport to New Orleans and a new high school my senior year ended my trumpet playing. Several years ago I thought I'd give it another try. Good friend and excellent trumpeter found me a really nice Getzen Severinsen trumpet, so I took the plunge. Played a while and was surprised at what I remembered as far as fingering the notes, but the embouchure just wasn't to be had. So I sold the trumpet.

Banjo and guitar for me now.
 
A song I really enjoy, so I'll watch it twice. I saw the message, proceed.
Mickey Richaud said:
Back in jr. high and high school I played trumpet. Junior year of high school the band director switched me over to baritone; said I'd do better with it. (Still believe to this day he was long on trumpet section; short on baritones.)

Anyway, long story short, that and moving from Shreveport to New Orleans and a new high school my senior year ended my trumpet playing. Several years ago I thought I'd give it another try. Good friend and excellent trumpeter found me a really nice Getzen Severinsen trumpet, so I took the plunge. Played a while and was surprised at what I remembered as far as fingering the notes, but the embouchure just wasn't to be had. So I sold the trumpet.

Banjo and guitar for me now.
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Embouchure is definitely the hard part of picking a wind instrument back up after years away. I found that, like you, my fingers remember what to do but I need to do embouchure exercises each time I pick it up. I need to play more because a couple of times a month aren't cutting it on building that back up.
 
Basil said:
Bet you'll never forget that time you had to wear socks! :LOL:
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THAT winter and The Dreaded Chicken Incident are the TWO things which should never be mentioned.
 
DrEntropy said:
THAT winter and The Dreaded Chicken Incident are the TWO things which should never be mentioned.
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So it was you that threw the chicken 😱
 
Gliderman8 said:
So it was you that threw the chicken 😱
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That was a totally different chicken! I swear! Never saw that bird in my life!

My name is DrEntropy. My Mad Hatter Matrix number is mhm17x1, Smeeter #10 or mebbe #11, Old No. 7...

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We could be dealing with an alien abduction here. :alien:
 
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