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It all uses 2-6. Drop me an email - [email protected] I’ll send you a numbered score and we’ll get you playing it!

Okay, I have! Thanks!

Drop me an email at [email protected] and I’ll hook you up with it 👍

No problem! Let me know how you get on with it! What equipment are you playing on?

Amazing! I love how stable the blow feels on it. I’ve not strictly been true to my word from this video and have bern using the copper one for all my gigs including in section in the big band. But It’s only been jazz gigs so far, I haven’t used it with my Custom LA set up yet. Got a show in a few weeks so might experiment. What set up are you using with the mute?

@@duncanfraserjazz I'm playing a Conn 22B New York symphony with a Schilke 14 mpc with a KGU booster. I play in a section in a brass band, though I might stand out if I'm the only one with a copper mute (visually I mean) so I'll probably carry on using the classic Harmon there and save the bubble for jazz. Honestly can't wait. The intonation sounds so much more natural. Totally love your content btw.

@@blow-by-blow-trumpet Nice, sounds great. I give it 10 mins with the new one before you decide to be the black sheep in the Brass Band and go copper bubble anyway!! Thanks so much, glad you like the content (when I actually manage to get it out!). Feel free to reach out on socials/emails anytime for advice/opinions or even to show me the new mute in action!

@@duncanfraserjazz Oh man it arrived today and it's AMAZING! What a sound! With the plunger in the projection is ridiculous and the sound full fat. Intonation below C is so much better than with the traditional Harmon. Even though you mentioned it in this video, the weight took me by surprise. My Conn has a gubbins (technical term) on the main tuning slide to switch from Bb to A, so it is already somewhat front-heavy. Also the early 22Bs had no pinky ring so all the support has to come from your left hand. Luckily a have developed a very strong left wrist so I think I can cope with it. It just sounds too good not to.

Cheers buddy! Fun gigs, it was good to see you. I’m so glad Big Band gigs are back!!!

It’s a signed copy by Dan Aykroyd! You’ll see a host of other blues brothers memorabilia from my time playing in the west end version on my walls in the other VLOGS. There may even be a return of the Blues Brothers west end band in a VLOG at some point this year 👀… And thanks! Got a Harmon mute comparison coming out in the next few days too! Are you a trumpet player?

@@duncanfraserjazz Duncan, you must be feel a lucky man with that signed copy by Dan. I saw your vid for a soundtest by the mute I wanne buy and I see your BluesBrother pic on the wall...you are my man. As piano teacher ( trompet 2e instrument ) I want 'to sweet home' play every song in a band of them ( with my Hammond too ). Now I play Realbook jazz on my trompet in a combo....maybe I do something wrong

@@playonkorg sounds like fun! Nothing wrong with playing standards in a combo! One of my favourite things to do! Let me know if I can hear your band anywhere 🎺❤️

@@duncanfraserjazz kind of you! Btw, I found that mute 2e hands, 40e :). We do only live performance with the combo ( drm/ contr.bas / piano / trumpete ) in bars and restaurants, soft Misty and BlueBossa songs. I think that mute with copper end gives the exactly soft warmth. Op KZbin you can hear popsongs ( instrumentals ) of me. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipSToKxrmqZ-iMU

Thanks! And thanks for your continued support 🎺❤️ I hope the trumpet is going well!

Hey Clifford - you are quite right that published sheet music for the reveille is in 2/4. Although for both these pieces I definitely don’t think of them in a given time signature. I’m certainly not counting note lengths. When I play them here they are openly interpreted depending on how artistic you want to make your performance. I also needed to add an extra line into the reveille and spell the title correctly 😬

Thanks Sophie!

You’re very welcome. Good luck & I hope it goes well! Where are you performing?

At a memorial park in Sydney, Australia Everyone Subscribe to Duncan Fraser!!!

@@Dimsim67 amazing! Let me know how it goes!! And thanks 🙏

Hi I use a Monette B2S3. You can see me picking it out here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXzZh6RpjNGoq9U What about yourself?

No problem! I'm still playing this mouthpiece 2 and a half years later!! I love it. Have you tried one?

@@duncanfraserjazz - I have not yet. I'm looking for a dealer.or 2nd hand seller in Texas and that's been harder to find than I thought it would be.

@@everydayshowday5151 can’t say about dealers, there’s only a few places to get them in the UK. But maybe try checking out some of the trumpet/brass for sale groups on Facebook? There seems to be a steady stream of them on there. My advice for sizes is you can probably stretch to a size bigger (rim wise) than your usual one as they never feel that big and play so easy. Good luck in the hunt!

@@duncanfraserjazz I'm currently on a 3C bach megatone. I'm getting back into playing again. I have the range back of what I had in college ( double D-Eb) but not the endurance ...yet. I feel bright on a megatone and want a warm fat sound. There is pros and cons to that however, would you feel that a monette would be a wise investment for that outcome as a goal?

@@everydayshowday5151 You'll certainly notice a bigger sound with the regular monette range, so will help in getting a fatter sound. I don't know much about the lead piece options. I think one of the ones I test here (B4?) is the 3C "equivalent". Also, if you are returning to playing I would recommend getting plenty of long tones into your practice routine. I have found them more effective than any $300 mouthpiece in enhancing tone to be honest!

Great, sticking on a record and playing along is a great way to practice! Who do you play along to and who is your favourite musician to play along to? I do it regularly, it's a great way to learn feel and even just getting used to improvising using just your ears to guide you. The scales in this routine make up a lot of common sounds you'll hear on the recordings you play along to, so maybe give a few of them a whirl to get the sound in your ears and listen out for them next time you are playing along with stuff.

Hi - in this video I’m using my Yamaha 8335LA. If you check out my other videos I’m using my everyday horn which is a Custom built horn by Geneva in the UK. What do you play?

Hey Andie, awesome you are giving it a go! My advice would be to firstly practice it until you don't even need to think about it, and then when it comes to it make sure you keep taking big breaths filling up from the bottom of your core. Are you playing it on Trumpet or a Bugle?

@@duncanfraserjazz Trumpet :)) Thx

Yeah, quick rinse under the tap and it’ll be shiny as new. Have you had a go at this yet? Let me know how you got on!

@@duncanfraserjazz I did try it and it worked very well! Thank you!

@@korncob6729 it’s great isn’t it! What mouthpiece were you cleaning up?

@@duncanfraserjazz I don't know what the brand of the mouthpiece is but it's a mouthpiece for my trombone

@@korncob6729 cool!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. What are you playing on at the moment? For me, Equipment is always the last thing I look to change, the problem is usually me!! I try to be consistent and make a sound I like on whatever I'm playing, wherever. If I've exhausted all avenues then I'll look at equipment. I'm not big on chopping and changing all the time, I tend to go for something and stick with it for a long time. This video was done in Sept 2018 and I'm still using this Monette and the same horn (which I've had for 12 years now). Whilst I agree about the price of some of the high end equipment, I will say the difference in sound between what I was playing and this Monette was astronomical. You are also 100% right, a clean mouthpiece is the best thing, when we argue about differences that feel big to us, we are talking about size differences of 100ths of an inch sometimes, so cleaning the dirt off is often like a different mouthpiece!

@@duncanfraserjazz Great reply, I am glad to hear what you have to say. I'm playing a Yamaha 8310 II with a Yamaha Bobby Shew mouthpiece. I'm thinking of getting a Monet B6 simply because I saw a youtube video of a guy playing with one and liked the sound, but haven't decided. I wish there were more guys like you willing to share experiences about equipment, etc. Thank you for taking the time to post videos and reply. Do you do lessons on Skype or zoom?

@@edstud1 ah cool, my other Horn is a Yamaha (8335LA). Can’t remember how open the 8310 is in comparison, but when I put my monette in the Yamaha it’s super open - ML bore open feeling horn + Mouthpiece with big hole in! I don’t particularly like the combination, but the Yamaha stays in the box 360 days a year tbh! If you can pick up a used B6 - it’s quite a popular size so shouldn’t be too tricky - then it might be worth a try. You’ve got to stick with the Monette gear a bit to get used to it though. Yes, I do teach online. Drop me an email if you want to schedule something or even just talk Trumpet!

@@duncanfraserjazz Sounds great, thanks for your thoughts, I'm a little busy today, but will get back with you tomorrow if you're free, what is the best time of day? I'm in the western USA so big time zone difference!

@@edstud1 cool. Probably sometime mid morning for you. Yeah that time difference is a big one! I can never catch any baseball from the west coast, can just about make it through sone east coast games but it’s definitely time for bed after that 😂 Drop me an email anyway - [email protected]

Hi, thank you so much! What a nice comment. You’ve made my day! I’m glad you’re enjoying my VLOGS. Where in the world are you from? Are you a musician too?

@@duncanfraserjazz hi, and thanks for the reply. I’m in Hampshire, not too far from you. Not a professional musician but played guitar in bands most of my life doing pubs and clubs. Picked up the trumpet about 5 years ago and have been trying to improve ever since. It’s bloody hard though!

@@Bazzerine lovely stuff. I miss getting out and gigging so much, I bet you’re feeling the same! Yeah the Trumpet is a beastly thing to play. It’s the addiction of possibly one day getting it right that keeps us coming back to it!! I think it was Dizzy Gillespie who said “Some days you get up and put the horn to your chops and it sounds pretty good and you win. Some days you try and nothing works and the horn wins. This goes on and on and then you die and the horn wins.” 😂 I hope you have a great Christmas, if you want to talk Trumpet ever then drop me an email, I’m always up for talking Trumpet.

Hi Dennis, No I haven’t. Not even seen one in the flesh - I don’t know how popular they are, most players I come across in London are either on Monette’s like my one or GR’s. But if the sound and ease of playing are similar to the STC range then they’d be well worth a go!

Thanks mate! Me too man. I’ve never wanted to have a complete lack of space and be so crammed in it ends up with us cracking our heads on the roof at Pizza Express Jazz Club more!!!

@@duncanfraserjazz New Schilke S43HDL-Faddis with Bell Crown arrives today, retail therapy adding to the Schilke Collection :-)

@@janekzawada8877 oooh lovely

Hi - yep 2 and a bit years later on I’m still using it 100% of the time and don’t even think about changing I love it. About to hit the studio and record on it in the next month. You might find it a little strange at first if it’s your first one but stick with it and it’ll be the best move you made. Once you’ve played the classic models you can get into the prana & resonance stuff. I’m not too fussed about them though as a) I am very happy with my current setup (still the same as this video) and b) they are quite difficult to get hold of to try in the U.K. Good luck, let me know how it goes and where to hear you on it 🎺

@@duncanfraserjazz Thanks bro I will

Thanks Rhys. I’d visit a local music shop if you can and try some out. Many have some great deals on used instruments that have been traded in

Glad you found it useful! Nearly that time of year again

Hey Chad - It's a Classic. I still happily play it 2 years on!

GetM 02 this is a Yamaha. It’s the Custom LA model (8335LA), which is one of their pricier pro level horns. But the good thing about Yamaha is that even the cheapest models have similar looks and shapes and are all made in the same factory as the pro models, so they are always good quality. A good brand to start with if you were looking to buy one. I’d recommend checking out the 2335 model.

@@duncanfraserjazz thank you so much!!! You made it so easy to find one because I know for sure that the only music shop in my city has Yamaha :D! Thanks for the advice and I'll check that model right kno