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IMHO the guy with the "sweetest sound" in the upper register was Jim Brady of the Bridgemen. He was the Bill Chase of drum corps.

That was a triple high F on a G bugle, which is actually a double high concert C. The highest note that I am aware of is a triple high C on a G bugle(a concert double high G)by Chris Metzger of the Madison Scouts in 1974.

Blue Knights were by far the loudest at Stanford. They sound great!

Now if you had asked for the top 7, I would have added: 1977 Bridgemen - fun, entertaining, in your face show, with Jim Brady at the top of his game playing some of the greatest solos ever! 2002 Cavaliers - seamless! I'm just sayin'!

I got to see them a lot in '93, and was a fan from the first time I saw that show!

Wow, only 5? OK, in no particular order. 1982 Blue Devils - clean, clean, clean! My fav BD year! 1984 Garfield - a game changer! 1989 SCV - one word: emotion! 1993 Star - revolutionary! 2008 Phantom - the total package!

Very cool!

Yes he was. Art West & Doug Huras were the sop soloists in La Suerte that year. In 1980, it was Dave Charlton on bari and Doug Huras & Pete Burnejko on sop.

I have switched my students mouthpieces to a Bach Megatone 3C or 3D for many years now. It's always gotten positive results, so I carried that on with the groups that I have taught in drum corps including the Renegades, again with positive results. I have found that a 5C just doesn't get as big and dark of a sound as a 3C.

Certainly not. But that was not the case with Wayne and Jack, nor John. Also, when I ask someone to switch to a Bach 3C in the Renegades, it's only because their mpc. is not a good fit for the player(i.e., a 2nd or 3rd sop playing on a lead trumpet mpc.)

So what you're saying is that Wayne Downey, Jack Meehan and John Meehan are full of it and don't know what they're doing? :tongue:

The Bach 3C is an excellent all around mouthpiece. The Renegades 2nd & 3rd sops play on them. BTW - Jerry Noonan, soloist for North Star in the '70s, played on a Bach 1C or 1 1/2 C.

Donny, FYI - SCV used 6a4as & 13a4As, amongst other a4As on their mellos, back in the '70s.

Jack Meehan!

1979 was the first year.

OK Russell, two can play that game. 1981 BD, for obvious reasons!

You're kidding, right?

Canzona Per Sonare No. 2 was a brass quintet comprised of staff and members. That may have been the first time that I ever played on a 3-valve G sop!

Why not? It ALMOST happened in Rochester.

We actually had 49 brass, one hole.

I know $315 sounds like a lot to pay for a mpc. but relatively speaking, trumpet players pay a lot less than other instrumentalists for their equipment. IMHO, Monette mpcs. are worth every penny.

The Freelancers appeared in the 1984 classic, "Chattanooga Choo Choo", starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy and Joe "Willie" Namath!

Monette has fixed that problem, it's called the BL6. Narrower and shallower then any mpc. I've ever seen(except for Joey P's) but allows me to play in ALL registers with incredible ease!

Solos and soloists. A LOT of talent out there today, give these kids some solos!!!! The flugel solo in PR's show was my fav this year. Nice job!

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