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godofska
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Posted: 2006-05-07 21:35 CEST | |
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well, i cant understand how to do a trumpet spin. i hope you can help me, ive already read the article (http://horntabs.net/viewarticle.cgi?id=10) but i dont know what to do (k, my english isnt the best ever, sorry). please help me, if anybody could submit a link to a site with a video of a trumpet spin or something - it would be realy great. i dont even know what is exactly meant with spinning your trumpet. ps: thats the best site ive ever found on the net, i just wanted to say that. godofska 
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ollie
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Posted: 2006-05-10 19:52 CEST | |
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if you watch the music video for 'THE SET UP (YOU NEED THIS)' by REEL BIG FISH im pretty sure the trumpet player does one. afriad i dont have a link for the video at the moment.
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godofska
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Posted: 2006-05-10 20:09 CEST | |
| k ill look for one thx! | ||
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ollie
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Posted: 2006-05-10 20:12 CEST | |
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www.music.vidnet.com has the video on i think. not sure about the quality.
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godofska
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Posted: 2006-05-11 16:30 CEST | |
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im sorry but that link doesnt work...ive copied it to there where you have to enter the link (dont know its name in english, sorry) but it doesnt work godofska |
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Trumpet_Crumpet
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Posted: 2006-05-12 03:54 CEST | |
| Go on Youtube.com and type in Reel Big Fish in the search. its funny cause i watched the same video b4 i came here, and yes he does do a trumpet spin, pretty cool lol | ||
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godofska
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Posted: 2006-05-13 12:44 CEST | |
| DAMMIT that looks great^^thx | ||
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-05-20 03:21 CEST | |
| Dang, that was pretty awesome. I've never even tried a trumpet spin, because I don't even want to tweak anything on my Bach Strad. This kid at school does it all the time though, but just once around, not continuously like that. Sweet. | ||
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ollie
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Posted: 2006-05-23 21:09 CEST | |
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i can kinda spin it about 2 or 3 times but nowhere near as good as in that vid.
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valentine
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Posted: 2006-07-14 18:43 CEST | |
| whoa! That's crazy! Sometimes in the jazz band im in at school we mess around with what we call 'instrument choreography' for a laugh... we should be working on that! | ||
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skaman31689
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Posted: 2006-07-15 04:41 CEST | |
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Hah! I remember for Battle of the Bands I did a trumpet spin. It was awesome. I got it around probably eight times. Really, it's not that difficult. The hardest part is finding a way to secure your third valve slide/ring so they don't come out when spinning it. I had a rental then so I just used some packaging tape. I wouldn't recommend it if you own your own trumpet though. If I remember correctly, after it's secure, all you do is place your middle finger in the third valve ring and spin the horn towards you using your pointer finger as leverage. By leverage I mean put it on the top of the horn and press down. It will give a spinning sensation and it will feel, actually, quite natural. Practice makes [nearly] perfect. That's the motto. Good luck! |
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-07-16 14:08 CEST | |
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Yeah I saw that video. Is pretty cool, me thinks. So I tried to do it that fast and I'm probably pretty close but the biggest problem I find is that the friction from the ring hurts my finger. Also if it starts to go crooked that really slows it down and hurts even more. I think that the best thing to do and keep in mind while you spin is to keep moving your hand in a small circle, around the centre of gravity of your horn. And I always spin it so that if you're pointing the bell away from yourself (as you would while you're playing), the bell comes down first. It's hard to see in the video but I think that that's what he's doing as well. Also remember to either remove or make sure your mouthpiece is well secured before spinning because it can fly out and cop you on the scone. -Faulk
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valentine
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Posted: 2006-07-17 21:53 CEST | |
I feel so accomplished!! I practiced for all of twelve minutes and I can do it continuously around without ever stopping, the same speed as the guy in the video (and im younger than him!!)!! I'm so proud of myself!! Haha just wait till they see me in band class next year... 
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-07-19 11:24 CEST | |
Damn...nice work. I've still been practicing but I still can't get it that fast 
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valentine
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Posted: 2006-07-31 02:19 CEST | |
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Well...I wouldn;t say it came TOO easy...there's now a dent in my wall caused by a flying mouthpiece...I sort of forgot it was in there when I was practicing spinning... hopefull my parents won't notice
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-07-31 09:34 CEST | |
Heh. I've got exactly the opposite problem. I was spinning the other night and (btw now I can get it pretty fast but not quite as fast as that video) I decided to try using my index finger because I usually use my middle finger. This was a bad mistake because to my amazement I DROPPED MY HORN!!! NOOOOO!!!  It could've been a lot worse though. My room has carpet and plus it landed on my shoes (I wasn't wearing them at the time). Luckily my horn doesn't have any dents but somehow, my mouthpiece is now stuck in the reciever. It didn't land on the mouthpiece, more on its side so I guess...maybe just the sudden jolt did it. |
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Spaminator 3000
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Posted: 2006-07-31 19:18 CEST | |
Yeah...I think the jolt creates a vacuum or something inside your trumpet. They actually make machines specifically for the purpose of removing stuck mouthpieces. On the bright side, however, your mouthpiece now will definitely not fly out when you practice the spin. 
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-08-05 06:04 CEST | |
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It probably pushed the mouthpiece to the side, and bent your lead pipe with it, causing it to stick... I'd take it into a shop and get it taken out the proper way with the tool if you can't get it out yourself. This is probably a good lesson to show that you should practice spinning with a cruddy horn, and not a good one!
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-08-05 06:18 CEST | |
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Yeah I know but its the only horn I've got. I think I'll give spinning a rest for a while and not use my index finger. Has anyone heard of the "Tap Tap Method"? What you do is put some valve oil around the mouthpiece where its connected to the reciever and then use a drumstick and give the sides of the mouthpiece a few gentle taps. The taps are supposed to let some of the oil into the reciever so that you can pull it out. Does this work? I don't really wanna try this because it sounds kind of...dangerous (but heck, so is spinning). Well, not dangerous but I don't want to get it more stuck. If it doesn't work, I'll take it to a shop. = 
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-08-05 13:16 CEST | |
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Well, I got impatient and tried it anyway. It didn't work so I took it to the shop. They used the tool and made it look so easy! I wanna get one of those tools for myself but they cost $100+ (AUS) and my local shop extacted my mouthpiece free of charge so there's not really much point except for convenience. Now =
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-08-06 07:51 CEST | |
| Sweet. All the band teachers I've had have had a mouthpiece extractor, so kids just give it to them too. Lukily the one time I had my mouthpiece pretty jammed in there, I was able to get it out with my hands. | ||
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_Streetlight_Ska
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Posted: 2006-08-11 04:08 CEST | |
| lol i wont dare spin my newer silver trumpet.. but i taped my ring down on my old one and practiced and can do it very well i do it at ends of songs in jazz band and marching band, the crowd loves it especially when your doing a real sweet solo and just spin that baby fast the crowds like freaking out.. i love that :L | ||
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Drew the Jew
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Posted: 2006-08-16 02:42 CEST | |
| If you ever see RBF live, watch Scott. He does it almost EVERY TIME. It truly is a sight to behold. | ||