An Ambassador isn’t a Recording. They share some basic parts, but Ambassadors are built to a price point and are well-built low tier instruments that play ok. I’ve owned 3 (two trumpets and one cornet) and that’s my assessment. They are not instruments that players would want to use in any professional-level genre of music, with the possible exception of jazz/ragtime.
Posts made by Dale Proctor
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RE: Same high quality as Recording models
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RE: Hello to all on Trumpet boards, and any Olds fans
I have two right now - an Ed/D Ambassador trumpet and an L-12 flugelhorn. I’ve owned two Ambassador Bb trumpets and one Ambassador cornet in the past, and none of them really impressed me. The only reason I kept the Eb/D Ambassador and the L-12 flugelhorn is that although I rarely have the need for either, it’s nice to have them available when the opportunity arises that I do need one. I don’t have much money tied up in either one, so I’m happy to let them sit in the closet most of the time.
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RE: Another Christmas gig is in the books
I came down with something the 2nd day after my marathon gig was over, and am still not well. I suppose I caught it being around all those people for 5 days in a row. Luckily, I don’t have anything to play for till after New Year’s Day. Hope you have a fast recovery!
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RE: Another Christmas gig is in the books
@Dr-GO said in Another Christmas gig is in the books:
I played a Christmas Concert at a local club 2 nights ago where one of my big bands performs every 3rd Thursday evening…
In fact, here is a close up of me "light up" after returning from the break:
Here’s a dark photo of me (the guy with some hair…lol) playing at the tree last weekend.
I’d like to hear any recordings of either of the two gigs you mentioned if you get the chance. Your playing is always great!
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Another Christmas gig is in the books
I played in this production with about 150 singers and a 50 piece orchestra at our church. Dress rehearsal was a week ago Wednesday, one performance Thursday, one Friday, three on Saturday, a church service Sunday morning, and the last performance Sunday night. About 10,000 free tickets were distributed, and the sanctuary was packed at every performance. BTW, the orchestra played 3 pieces as the crowd was coming in that aren’t part of the recording.
https://vimeo.com/895431905?fbclid=IwAR0TaKir1JG4zMpTTOfm2gX-qggf2se1iLXkpox3wHMvuuoQC6xCXx2BGTQ
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RE: Copper is cool!
Just saw this post, so I’ll resurrect it for this cornet. 1962 Conn 9A Victor short cornet. Coprion bell and leadpipe, in really nice original condition.
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RE: Future survival of this forum
@Dr-GO said in Future survival of this forum:
@tjcombo said in Future survival of this forum:
Of late, life has been getting in the way of browsing this and other social media (both good and not so good distractions). At 67y.o. I’m contemplating retirement from a rewarding job that I love, to do other things, musical and other, that I love a little more.
I contemplated retiring at 65. Did so, and within 2 months started a new career. I am now 68 and no where near planning on retiring.
I retired at 67 and never looked back…I’m 71 now and don’t miss working at all. I enjoyed the nuts and bolts of my work (I was engineering manager for a fire suppression contractor), but the decline of the quality of the construction industry and increasing governmental red tape every year made my job a daily headache. After retiring, I bought a sports car, we upsized to a nicer home, and now I’m trying to get back into good playing shape and making good progress.
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RE: bore size on a Bb trumpet
@Paul-Cote
Some trumpets have it stamped on the valve block. If you can find the specs on your trumpet, the bore size is sometimes given in mm or inch measurements. If you have calipers, you can measure the inside diameter of the second valve slide tubing (not the slide receiver). How that measurement relates to a bore size designated by small, medium, medium large, large, or extra large depends on the measurement range the manufacturer chooses. For example, the same bore measurement on horns from two different makers may be called medium large by one and large by the other. There are no hard and fast rules on what’s what, just general ranges of what constitutes a bore designation. -
RE: Future survival of this forum
@dr-go said in Future survival of this forum:
@dale-proctor said in Future survival of this forum:
I check this forum daily, but rarely see anything that interests me enough to reply. Most of my posts seem to interest very few people, and receive very few responses. Maybe it’s just me…lol
Dale I always love your posts and try to reply whenever I can, but you say it so well, sometimes I just cannot add to the quality you deliver.
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RE: Future survival of this forum
I check this forum daily, but rarely see anything that interests me enough to reply. Most of my posts seem to interest very few people, and receive very few responses. Maybe it’s just me…lol
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RE: Moderator out of action
Sorry to hear that! Hope you have a full, speedy recovery!
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RE: Mute Clarification?
I’d guess it means to play into a hat mute, but if you don’t have one, playing into the stand will do,
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RE: Mid Performance Emergency Sub
Here’s another…
About a week before Christmas one year, I got a frantic phone call from a large church in town to see if I could take a trumpet player’s spot in a big Christmas show (with 100 member choir and a full orchestra) that had just completed its 3rd performance out of six. The person on 2nd trumpet had become miffed about something and walked out, the next performance was in a couple hours, and it was slated to be recorded for TV.
I said yes, showed up and sight read the performance pretty well, because the music wasn’t as difficult as I had feared. I was hired for the rest of the performances and received the full stipend. I assume the awol trumpet player received nothing.
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RE: Mid Performance Emergency Sub
My wife and I went to see an outdoor performance of a big band I had been a member of in years past. The band leader saw me in the audience, and after a few more charts, he told the crowd I was there and had me stand up. After some applause, he said to come on up and play a song with them. More applause, so I couldn’t refuse. I went up on stage, a friend handed me his trumpet, and on an unfamiliar trumpet and mouthpiece, with no warm up, we kicked off String of Pearls the fastest I’d ever tried to play it. Of course, I ended up with the solo, and I luckily made it through pretty well, even at breakneck speed. More applause, and I returned to my seat…lol
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RE: Smallest car trunk I’ve ever had
@administrator said in Smallest car trunk I’ve ever had:
Yeah, Miatas are a lot of fun, but very tiny!
Yes, in city traffic I feel like a roach who’s about to be stepped on…lol. I ride motorcycles, and it takes the same mindset to drive one of these. Here’s the view from my window at a stop light.
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Smallest car trunk I’ve ever had
I took a couple photos on the way home from an orchestra rehearsal tonight. My trumpet case fits in the center recess of the trunk, and that’s about it…lol
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RE: Buescher True Tone puzzle
Looks like it takes a cornet mouthpiece or a smaller proprietary trumpet mouthpiece. That trumpet mouthpiece just barely goes into the receiver.