Looking good. Let me know when it's done and I'll shoot a video on it

I dealt with this back in 2020/2021. Lost my low register below low Bb. Went with acrylic, but not for me. Mainly found it difficult to play with clear front. Slower response? Anyways, it went away when I got off a raw brass trumpet to a lacquered trumpet. Went back to silver plated, and it went away, but i noticed some manufacturers plating set my lips on fire quickly. Played comfortably, still middle-school level low register. Couple weeks ago I discovered an old video, and yeah… I definitely ended up changing the mouthpiece placement from no symptoms, to current day. Placed mouthpiece there, and voilà…. I had everything back. Next day, lips on fire within seconds, on any silver or gold mouthpiece. I’ve read that allergies will reappear quickly on previous areas of high sensitivity. Frustrating, but I at least know the issue. Giving stainless a try, new piece on the way. If that doesn’t work, there is a customer maker here in America that does Acrylic rims and cup interiors on brass shells, and can duplicate my favorite piece.

Holy crap. Those walls are extremely thin.

Just mind blowing Jon. Member fail to be in awe

You get out when they open the restaurant. You can then eat, too 😀

And Yep, thats why its only 500 Pesos. Ah so its a famous hotel then - Once you check in, you can never check out.🤣

New content EVERY Wednesday!! Let me know what you think about this series and also share any ideas you have for future content!

What's up brother? Excited to watch your videos.

Nice plan... !! How are you able to buy land to build? I thought you have to be a native philipino?

Welcome to p.i. sir.

Caddies are beautiful

Yuh

just now watched this. Two different approaches saying the same thing. "You don't have to explain everthing to a human mind "- Herbert W. Armstong. Very entertainng .and informative, Dante. Thankyou

Awesome video Jon. I am wondering myself if it might be time to get out of the US. Best regards from KC!

Hi John. I'm a trumpet player here in Brazil and I really like your lifestyle. If you're ever interested in visiting my country, I'm sure you'll be very welcome! A big hug.

Bravo!!!

Thanks for sharing this video!

Fantastic!!

YEAHHHHHHH!

Interesting insights on living on the boat. Keep up with the uploading! Been following since the years you were in Malaysia 🤣💪

This is your best video 👍🏼👏🏼🎺

I don't worry, I CARE. If I cared only about things I can control, I wouldn't do much. I can control my own actions and reactions, but not those of others. Still, I have to take them into account and prepare for them if need be. I also care about YOUR health and want to share an experience: I gave up push-ups and pull-ups alltogether because they did me more harm than good and replaced them by softer exercises, with full success.

I must admit...this is very inspiring! Спасибо!;)

This is a very interesting and important topic! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. I personally have become less worried about everything that I cannot influence after reading some books on the topic of Stoicism.

I was there in January 2024 and will be back January 2025. It’s an amazing place and I love it there

Living the dream my ass...for anyone that has been in Singapore knows the fucking humidity sucks all the fucking time!!!e nows

You are living the dream. I worked/lived in Singapore for 6 months. Loved it.

Yeah man monitor Lizards can be freaky to anyone who came from a part of the world where quahogs are the most viscous creature.

That interior looks awsome!

I'm visiting in Jan. Do you give lessons out there?

Piccolo Trumpet Thein is great

These two brands Rotary trumpet Easy to play

Mr.Dante I think Rotary trumpet You can Try and Selection Austria Lechner Rotary trumpet，German Weimann Rotary trumpet

Love it, Jon. While your trumpet/music content is always good for a deep dive, the rest of your life (and interests) are so interesting that it's a waste to stop the camera at the practice room door.

Great lessons Maestro Jon....hope to meet you 🎶🎶🎼🎼❤️❤️🎺🎺

1.8k followers! You are the trumpet legend no denying that, but life is for living, along that journey sometimes we get it right and sometimes we get it wrong, that's what you show though, life as it happens. Looking forward to the next chapter 😊

Cool - I'm looking forward to what's coming!

After I quit playing. I discovered other worlds that I did not know that I could enjoy. Now that I am playing again is a facet of my life. Not 100%

i totally agree and support this! i started trumpet journey not so long ago but with a strong identification with it.. making it one of the things that define me also.. and recently had a very similar click... if i could share, i also love rap, guitar, skateboarding, rubiks cube psychology and linguistics! I also think that all these other things you do nurture in a very special and unique way how you express yourself with the instrument... each person is a world full of variety... ill say it again i totally support this.. enjoy life!

You definitely have an eye for videography and a heart for story telling. Love the cinematic transitions between clips and scene overlays. Keep sharing what you do Dante!

This - like a lot of your videos - hits close to home. The short story I used for a long time is that I learned to play trumpet because I thought it was cool. I started teaching to supplement my gig income. I learned to use Finale and compose in order to write for bands I played with. In the end, I realized all anybody wanted was a dude to run the board at a punk rock show. Long story short, I started doing instrument repairs when a really bad tech did work on one of my horns when I was 18 or 19. I got pissed at the guy, told him I could do better, bought a blow torch and soldering flux at Home Depot, and...I did. A couple decades later, it's now probably 80% of my income. Aside from people I see on gigs, I get to talk to a lot of musicians I wouldn't normally be around, since everyone breaks their gear. The pattern I see with a lot of them is that they're trapped in the moment, and essentially paralyzed in any way that's not conducive to maintaining their careers. Unless it's work-related, they have to think really hard about it. I'm to the point now where I'm skilled at what I do. I can play the damn trumpet - I've played with Grammy winners, I'm a seasonal musician with Disney, I can walk in and read a new musical without stepping in too many holes. I can teach - I've had students graduate and go into military bands, conservatories, etc. I've done R&D for several trumpet related products like mouthpieces and mutes. I can work machinery and rebuild a clarinet that was used as a baseball bat. But what do I do with my own time? I repair Italian cars (currently 2 Alfas), collect watches (Seiko to Omega; huge shoutout to Sea-Gull, too), rebuild parts of the house (electrical, the deck), do graphic/video editing, and all sorts of other stuff. Half the tools I have in my repair shop are repurposed from automotive, gunsmithing, and jewelry industries anyway, so there were a lot of easy transitions. I rewired an ultrasonic cleaning machine in the last 2 months, and accidentally learned how to set up solar panels and hook them up to the grid in the process. 6 months ago, I couldn't tell you squat about amperage, watts, volts, wire gauges, contactors, and all that. In a year, I'll probably have panels on my roof, and install a pool heater. I found that being able to talk to people about widespread, well-received things opens up a large amount of possibilities. I know more people. I know people who reach beyond where I am. I can walk into a coffee shop, Home Depot, a concert hall, a mechanic shop, or a Rolex authorized dealer, and legitimately connect to somebody with conversation. I talk to people about ROI when they open a new location of their businesses. I'm acquainted civil, criminal, family, and labor law practices. I have a realistic understanding of international politics through the US, Europe, the middle east, a bunch of Asia. Does anybody ask about trumpet? Sometimes, yeah. But it's more likely someone's going to ask about my shoes, and yes, I know exactly where the tannery that made the leather is. More than anything else, with music, I'm grateful for the people I've met who've had similar progressions as me - people who became passionate about stuff they enjoy and made the best of it, people who had an idea and became entrepreneurs, people who pivoted entirely and found out they were predisposed to being good at something at random. I know artists, engineers, groundskeepers, armorers, billionaires, and guys who play dominos while smoking a cigar. I like all of them. I'm glad the channel finally got monetized. Quoth the prophet Redman, "Cash rules everything around me - C.R.E.A.M - get the money; dolla dolla bill y'all."

Thanks Sir for sharing your story. It truly inspires us a lot.

Awesome moment…this is why I ended up putting the horn down…it had defined me for years and was destroying me from the inside…I became a very unhealthy person and realized there was so much more I wanted to do. I do miss playing and hope to pick it back up!

My lips started to tremble or shake at a young age. Around 20 or even younger. The problem is that i played with this shaking or sometimes it was like a vibrato that i could not control and I was not aware of it until I was 24 yo. I think it started when I was younger than 20.

Thanks, Dante. For a minute there I thought you were shutting down your channel. Good luck with all your other interests. Hope you won't mind the occasional trumpet or music question. And careful with the motorcycle stuff... looks a tad dangerous.

Why not triple tongue it?

Ease of playing and flexibility. My favourites! Thanks for reminding us that there are notes that need work and study.

Not correct that your throat is wide open when whispering nor is it wide open when singing normally or falsetto - you're both wrong. There's never "no tension" - there's always tension, it has to be in the right amount and balance. You couldn't play without tension.

Lovely to see you back Jon. Can we talk that kitty chose you! I'm always willing you to be a cat dad again one day!

Thank you very much Mr. Dante for such an interesting vlog and interview in particular! From Russia with love!