Russell

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51D has a round rim. You want a 66 which was designed from the Hellenberg, or maybe a 67. As far as exercises, you want lean muscle endurence not strength.

What do corps do when they do not rehearse? I think if you would have told us in 1993 that we were getting a "free day" because we had been working "too" hard, many would have been looking for the FOUR horsemen and all that accompanies a rath of God. We had some time off. It was rare. We saw the movie "Jurassic Park." Soon after difficult rehearsals were named "Get you ### kicked park". All in good fun. I think the CD's and DVD's give a fair account of the results. Russell

Star rehearsals were easy, if you did what you were told and did it on time. 4 to 5 hour rehearsal blocks. Visual in the morning. Sectionals in the afternoon and ensemble in the evening. If there was a noise law we would wrap up the day with more visual or dance with Wesley Johnson or Phil Burton. I remember a lot of 7 AM to midnight days. Bring a hat, dot book, charts and music, sunscreen, pencil, and a water jug full of water or be prepared to run. Free will is great. Be prepared to play for "show and tell" in front of the whole horn line. Be prepared to be the only one playing one the field during a chunk run. Be prepared to perform! Do what you are told and no one will get hurt! The biggest lessons I ever learned in life can be explained in short statements like,"The Day of 1000 Dah's." At some point in the summer, it only takes a motion of the hand to send us trotting around some track at some high school in some small town, USA. Learn to do a push up, repeat! Need I say more. When you hear, "Oh Boy!" from the drum staff in a multiple numbers of styles and rhythms, it is never a good thing. As difficult as it was, I have my rewards in the form of trophies and wins. I even got a little T.V. time in 1993. But most of all, I got a serious education of brass performance, music education, ensemble timing, business practices, and so much more. Star was unlike anything I have ever experienced. I miss it, but I would much rather pass along the information than relive the glory days. I did not march for G. Zingali. He died before the start of the 1992 season. The most moving moment of the summer was the rehearsal in Beverly, Mass after the vets were allowed to go see the grave. There are memories from that field that I will never forget, people who made those memories special. Thanks Joey Weaver. Russell Shartzer 92 93 Contra Marion Glory Brass Staff

I marched both my years at Star on the same K-90. We all loved our horns, still. Many are still sick that the horn line was seperated and sold. In 92, I got lucky because a vet who liked me shared the horn until he decided not to march. No one asked to take the horn back. I got one of the best horns in the line. We got some real dogs from SCV to make the total 16, but the low C still sounded great on all horns in the line. The horns were relatively consistant. The 16 in 1992 was beefy, but I liked the line of 14 from 1993 a little more. The K-90 is balanced well enough to be played without hands. The high range, never used, sounded clear as a bell. One could really make the horn sound like a mello in the upper range. Listen to the end of the Chester Chorale from 92 to hear a good low C. With the flip of the right hand, the horn is at eye level and the left hand easily fits in the valve case. The best part of the K-90 was the way it land in your hands at carry. No parking that big bell on your belly in circle drill, so the ballance of the hands from left to right makes a huge difference. The K-90 kept the hands more together than anything I have played since. I teach a school that has 4 Bb Kanstuls and Marion has G Kanstuls. I like to play the horns because of the sound and the third valve, but the K-90 is the marching horn of choice. I would love to talk to King about the new construction versus the K-90. If you look at the new horns closly and remember the K-90, there is no comparrison. Russell

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