So we went down to Lincoln on thursday morning for intercollegiate honor band. It was probably one of the best concerts that I have ever been a part of. Playing with that many top level college musicians and playing a piece of music to almost complete perfection made me realize what you can really do in band. It also made me realize that while I'm not the worst percussionist there is, I definitely have room to improve. At least I can say that I didn't miss a single note during the concert. It was one of those experiences that you learn a lot from, and if you people think practicing for an hour every day is hard, try rehearsing for almost 15 hours in two days, it will definitely be a wake up call as to how much you can play.
In other news, I bought a trombone. Its an old Bundy Oldes model student level horn that came with a 15 c mouthpiece. I found it in an antique shop in lincoln for $24 dollars. At first I looked at it and thought "there is no way that this thing will even play if its in an antique shop." But I opened the case, took a look at it, and its really not in that bad of shape. There is very very little red rot anywhere and no dents at all that I can find. The bell is a little out of shape and it has some rust issues where laquer has come off, but other than that its pretty good. My one problem is that it looks like the slide is either warping inward or someone sqeezed it or something, because even after I cleaned the slide and put on superslick and water, it still wants to bind in places. But it I put a little bit of presure on the outside of the slide, then the internal moves fine. So does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this without a huge repair bill?
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