And should, I think, make the next few weeks a lot more fun, too. Plus, I've been asked to play at a wedding a few days after my return to the US, so brushing up and learning some music is an absolute necessity. And will be a lot of fun.
I've missed playing trumpet, sort of without realizing it until suddenly I had a reason to think to pick it up and play. I guess from now on I've just got to travel with one (that and constantly have something to be preparing for). I learned my lesson this time, and rented this, and it's not ideal, but it works. And has a very nice (if a little small - but not too bad) Schilke mouthpiece.
I "crafted" a practice mute out of a soda bottle, toilet paper, and a rubber glove (as the cork) to permit freer practicing in my small apartment attached to the landlord's house. Its tuning leaves a great deal to be desired (but so does the horn's own tuning) but its back pressure is adjustable via holes in the bottom of the bottle and with them pretty closed off its pressure and volume are pretty comparable to the (substantially more expensive) Silent Brass mute. Not that the Silent Brass isn't preferable, but it isn't here with me, and this is.
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