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About Jack D. Dusek
Expertise
Any and all questions on trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, performance and teaching. Please don't ask for an email appraisal of a particular instrument. I need to see, touch, and PLAY a horn before I can offer an OPINION of its value.

Experience
37 years playing, conducting, and teaching experience with elementary, high school, college, professional and military bands. Musical Theatre experience includes Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, The Wiz, Once Upon a Mattress, and Guys and Dolls.

Organizations
Member National Concert Band of America, Associate Conductor Kings Park Concert Band, Conductor Alexandria Citizens Band, Member 380th Army Band (U.S. Army Reserve)

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Music Education in Instrumental Music, minor in Trumpet Performance, Chicago School for the Performing Arts (formerly Chicago Musical College) of Roosevelt University, Chicago. Studied trumpet with Tom Crown of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra (and Tom Crown Mutes, Inc.)

Awards and Honors
Chicago All-City High School Band. Chicago All-City High School Orchestra.

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Trumpet - pocket trumpet

Expert: Jack D. Dusek - 10/23/2009

Question
I have purchased a new pocket trumpet on line and cannot unscrew the bottom valve cap on valve 2

Answer
Is it a real name brand instrument or something cheap from the far east? Have you tried making a complaint to the seller? It may be that it was over-tightened at the factory or it may have a piece of scrap brass caught in the threads. It also may have been improperly threaded in the first place if it is from somewhere with poor quality control. IF you really want to remove it, you could attempt to do so but very carefully. I would recommend wrapping a thick rubber strip around it to get a better grip. You COULD use pliers or similar tools to grip it through the rubber strip but be careful not to squeeze the cap too hard or you could bend the valve casing out of round and be much worse off than just having a stuck bottom cap! If you have a reliable repair person in your area they are always the best to consult on these matters. Good luck.

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