The Yamaha appreciation society

[Bobby G]

Two words Jools. Rico Rodriguez.

 

[jools]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
stop quoting famous people at me!

I will not be moved.

Two words in reply: George Chisholm.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[frankb]

Jools wrote:
AND it makes your lips go all haddock looking.

Curses! My cunning plan of not putting up a face photo as an avatar, ruined!

Foiled again!

 

[jools]

hahahaha.

(even Yamaha can't save the reputation of this thing 😛 )

 

[philthd]

Bobby G wrote:
Two words Jools. Rico Rodriguez.

rico is a freakish genius

if every trombone player had his tone and control it would be a much more popular instrument

 

[jools]

Oh, don't get me wrong... anyone who can master the instrument deserves my disciple-like admiration.

Played well, it is the dogs whatsits. Played badly, it's dogs business. All my frustrations lie soley in grappling with the thing, with no success, for most of my formative years.

 

[justin_chune]

At the end of each rehearsal, or gig, our trombonist would have a look of utter contentment on his face, and red, blodgie and swollen lips.

I was playing clarinet with a band taking part in the Edinburgh Festival Parade. The trombones were in the front rank. In a moment of exuberance one of the trombone players lost his slide. It flew off the instrument and out of his hand. By some fluke the thing flew back at him. He caught it and re-engaged it with the rest of the instrument in one deft move. After the parade , the parade organiser, a retired army brass hat, told our band director that he had seen some tricks in his day, but nothing to beat that one.