Posted on 09/24/2026 6:55:58 PM PDT by NEMDF
When a $20,000 Trumpet Failed live at the Diamondbacks game
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Either he doesn’t do proper maintenance on his trumpet, or he wanted to sing anyway.
A $20,000 solid gold trumpet? He had BETTER be doing proper maintenance! DON’T DING IT ON THE MICROPHONE, BUDDY!
Similar thing happened to me, once upon a time. Saxophone, not trumpet.
I was in the middle of a solo, on Alto. When you're playing Alto, you need the G# key. Mine was stuck.
So I just started scattin', while trying to get that key unstuck.
Once it was, I just went back to playing. I have that on tape somewhere.
Title should been “When a $20,000 trumpet failed and a million dollar voice took over”
That was a great interview. He owns an old beat up trumpet with scratches that has never failed him, but this custom-made $20,000 trumpet did. And in 5 seconds he saved the day by singing the Anthem.
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