Hello Everyone !!
I have decided to start on a limited basis accepting Trade-IN's on sales of
Flip Oakes Wild Thing Trumpets, Cornets, Flugelhorns, and Flip Oakes 'C'
Trumpets. Many have asked, so I've decided to go ahead and do it. This will
also mean that now I'll also be selling used trumpets, of all different
brands. Call me for inventory requests, as I'll be accepting Bach's,
Schilke's, Benge's, Yamaha's, and other higher quality trumpets.
Please contact me for trade in allowance. for trading in your old horn,
either email which is best or call me at 760-643-1501 or Fax me at
760-643-1511. So, if you wish to either buy a New Flip Oakes Wild Thing
trumpet or a used trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, please contact me.
All The Best !!
Flip Oakes
Flip
Oakes now carries a new line of Mutes that fit your
Wild Thing and sound GREAT!
And. you don't even
have to have them re-corked!
Yes!. We now accept Visa and Master Card
10/02/2001
Announcing the new Flip Oakes Wild Thing
FLUGELHORN!
06/05/2001 New Canadian Distributor
New Canadian Distributor:
Mike Tremblay
Carmelo
Scaffidi
31-174 Colonnade Rd. S.
Nepean, ON
K2E
7J5
613-727-MIKE (6453)
Email: wildthing@mikesmusic.com
http://www.mikesmusic.com/
ICQ
# 5905188
05/22/2001 - All That Jazz Magazine Article
Flip'ping over latest West
Coast CD Offering by Bob Schnettler
As I opened my
front door, all I could see was a hand holding a CD directly
before my eyes. "Does Bob Schnettler live here?," the feminine
voice asked.
I answered affirmatively and the hand dropped,
revealing Joyce Oakes, wife of a good friend and former area
musician Flip Oakes. Joyce was in Olean to visit her mother and
stated Flip wanted me (as well as Richard "Doc" Gilroy and Mac
Sue) to have a copy of the latest offering of the South Market
Street jazz Band. Flip plays trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn with
the San Diego-area group which recently reformed after a short
breakup. He also had been with the earlier group.
Flip,
born Philip Oakes Jr. named after his also musical father, grew up
performing in the Olean area not only on brass but also on reeds
and even vocalizing. A Franklinville native, he lived in Olean
before moving west in 1977.
During the years the original
"Love Boat" TV show was on the air, Flip and Mac Sue performed
aboard the vessel serving as the show's base, traveling to such
spots as China, Alaska, Mexico and South America. Once that gig
was over, Mac returned to Olean, but Flip and Joyce stayed in
California.
Since then, Flip has not only made a performing
name for himself, but also has developed a trumpet/cornet he calls
"Wild Thing," a holdover to the instrument repairs he did while
living here. He says the instrument offers "just the right sound
with ease of playing that no other trumpet he ever played
could."
When he showed it to musical friends, they tried it
and often explained, "This thing is really wild." Thus the name.
Offered through Flip's web site, the Wild Thing is selling well,
according to Joyce, who handles the office work, especially while
her husband is on the road performing at many of the numerous
traditional, Dixieland and jazz
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festivals which
are offered each week throughout the west, U.S. southwest and
southwest Canada.
Flip is a regular trumpeter with not only
South Market, but also Conrad Janis and the Beverly Hills Unlisted
Jazz Band, as well as his own Flip Oakes Jazz Party Quartet. I
also caught sight of Flip on TV when the millionaire (I forget his
name) sponsored a huge party during the national convention out
that way last fall. Janis is the longtime movie actor/musician who
is best known outside jazz circles as Mindy's father on the old
"Mork & Mindy" TV show.
Flip's late mother, Patty, was
a vocalist who performed with her husband and son, and many's the
time she and I sang "Tea for Two" as the three of them played in
the Lime Lake or Ellicottville areas. At one time the elder Oakes
owned and operated a restaurant in Farmersville, joined by their
son as they presented weekly music.
After Patty died, Flip
took his dad from his Franklinville mobile home, to live with him
in Oceanside, CA. Shortly after Phil died, I received a VCR tape
of his memorial service, which included a true Dixieland parade
down Oceanside streets, into a back yard where a jam session was
conducted with many of the musicians both Flip and Phil played
with on the West Coast.
As for the new CD, "Potpourri," it
was quickly listened to and proved so good that I played it
several times in succession. It showed me that as good as Flip had
been, he's even better now playing his Wild-Thing in a manner
which ranks him among the best of the trumpeters in the. business
today.
Especially impressive is his take on "Pete Kelly's
Blues," and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire band's rendition of
the rousing "Big Bear Stomp." This is a CD which has remained on
my machine almost continuously since Joyce dropped it
off.
She said Flip had to remain in California so as to
sign papers for a new home they're buying in Oceanside.
You
can keep track of Flip and his Wild Thing at his web site, http://www.flipoakes.com/ and
email flip at flip@flipoakes.com
Of course you may order a copy of the
CD "Potpourri" from the South Market St. Jazz Band website
at http://www.southmarketstreetjazzband.com/cd_sales.htm |
04/01/2001 From Flip Oakes
Announcing our latest DISTRIBUTOR now in Hong Kong
!!
HONG KONG VICTORIA MUSIC
CENTRE
Kenneth Fung
Shops 205-207, Marble 33
33
Marble Road
North Point
Hong Kong
Phone: (852)2564 6468 Fax:
(852)2562 8462
Email fkm@att.net.hk
02/01/2001
From Bryan Shaw
Hi Flip, Your "Wild
Thing" trumpet made it into the Wall Street Journal! Nat Hentoff
reviewed my latest album, "Night
Owl" on Arbors Records and they printed the cover photo with
me playing my "Wild Thing "trumpet.
Thanks, for a great horn!
Bryan Shaw 2128 President
Place
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 646-6377
bryan
@digitalbrothers.com
03/16/2000: Check out our
Sheet Music
Plus affiliate site!
The NEW South Market Street Jazz Band is
HERE!!!!!
Announcement....
Hello
Everyone,
Oct.25,2000 I played on a recording that
has just come out. It's with
The New South Market St. Jazz
Band. It was recorded at Proxy Music Prod.in Oceanside Ca.
proxymusic2@home.com
The
band was recorded live. Mostly all 1st takes
except when the
computer crashed, (3 times) and we had to do a retake.
In all
fairness it was the first time the studio ever used this new program for
digital recording,
and they were working with this new
software.
We were in and out in 3 1/2 hours, not knowing if
we had anything. This
is playing Dixieland Jazz, with head
arrangements on the spot. Of Course
I'm playing my Flip Oakes
Wild Thing Trumpet, and Cornet. I also play
the Kanstul 1525 on
Just Squeeze me. It's a very good band, and I'm
certain would
be enjoyed.
We are happy to announce our new CD
release!
The New South Market St. Jazz Band presents "Potpourri"
A New and Exciting
Recording of one of the most versatile
Dixieland bands in the
Country !
http://www.southmarketstreetjazzband.com/cd_sales.htm
Please
visit our Website. http://www.southmarketstreetjazzband.com/
I also
hope to very soon have a Quartet CD out playing straight
ahead
jazz.
Flip Oakes
More News from Flip
Oakes.
Hello Everyone,
I have wonderful Cornet
Mouthpieces, that are true deep "V" cups with #18 bores. Available in
different sizes, and now *two* different blanks as
well.
1) Bach, or traditional looking
type blank.
2) Old Style Blank, the turn of
the century looking blank that will fit any American made modern day
cornet. It's also a bit shorter, and responds faster then the other
one. You can see the #1) Traditional type on the
mouthpieces
page.
I'll be putting up the Old Style
very soon as well. All mouthpieces of all sizes are in stock.
Sincerely,
Flip Oakes
Flip Oakes
Wild Thing Trumpet now available in 
Flip Oakes NEW "Wild Thing Mouthpieces" In
Stock!
A Wild Thing
Mouthpiece?
After receiving many inquires as
to what mouthpiece plays well with your Wild Thing Trumpets and Cornets
? Is there maybe something better I should try?
I called Mark
Curry, A top call studio, and show trumpet player, who is also a first
rate mouthpiece designer, maker and manufacture in Reno NV.
After
talking to Mark for sometime, I decided the best way for him to use his
expertise was to ship him a Wild Thing Trumpet to play, and experience
first hand, and then ask him, what were his thoughts and suggestions as
to designing a "Standard Type Mouthpiece
" for most common playing
situations? A all around mouthpiece that has a rich full bodied sound,
that also would enhance the upper register.
Mark has played the
Bb Wild Thing Trumpet for some time now, in all different types of
musical situations including shows, and recording dates etc.
He has now
designed perfect mouthpiece for these horns!
They're GREAT!.
The produce a wonderful sound and ease of playing.
through
suburb design and craftsmanship. That's quality manufacturing
!
He's chosen a different blank to start with from his own Curry
Mouthpieces, as he say's "With the Wild Thing Trumpet '' these will
light up faster !!
These mouthpieces
are manufactured by Mark Curry expressively for Flip Oakes,
and
sold only through "Flip Oakes Wild Thing Trumpets".
They sell for
$60.00 each
The Trumpet Mouthpiece is a medium deep
cup.
Cornet mouthpiece is a true deep "V" cup for a "Real
Traditional Cornet Sound". The Flugelhorn mouthpiece is also a very
deep, and dark sounding.
The Flugelhorn Mouthpiece will also be
offered in both "Tapered, and
French (straight) Shanks.
These
are now available in the following sizes..... 1, 1.25, 1.5, 3, 5, 7,
10.5 .....
There is a Flip Oakes Personal Model as well. All rims
and sizes are based on Mt. Vernon Models.
One Other Thing
!!
Mark Curry is Now Also A Proud Owner Of A Wild Thing Trumpet
!
His Full Endorsement is posted on my testimonials
page .
Thank you,
Flip Oakes
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What about the tuning slides you ask?
Please make a note that this only
applies to the Bb Wild Thing Trumpet.....
#3 and 4 tuning slides are bigger
variations on the #2 conical slide
I'll
explain........
#2 (smallest) ML bore top leg of the tuning
slide, ML+ bore in the tuning slide bow, L bore bottom leg of the tuning
slide that enters the horn.
#3 (larger) ML+ bore top leg of
the tuning slide, ML+ bore in the tuning slide bow, L bore bottom leg of
the tuning slide that enters the horn.
#4 (larger then
#2+#3) ML+ bore top leg of the tuning slide, L bore in the tuning slide
bow, L bore bottom leg of the tuning slide that enters the
horn.
#1(Largest) L bore top leg of the tuning slide, L
bore in the tuning slide bow, L bore bottom leg of the tuning slide that
enters the horn.
The Bb Wild thing trumpet will still be
sold as before with the #1 and # 2 as stock items.
The #3 and
#4 slides will be sold as options.
Most players start out by
playing the #2 slide when they first get the horn. When they want " the
real Open Wild Thing Trumpet", they play the #1 . The #1 slide is what I
always play, and this is what consider the horn to be. If the
players find that the #2 is too small , and the 1 is too open ( big),
well then they have the option of the # 3 or the #4 slides...Its
whatever the player wants. It now makes it 4 different trumpets in one
!!
I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Flip Oakes
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April 22,1999
Another Wild
Thing Enhancement modification!
Wild Thing Trumpet and Cornet
Customers purchased prior to April 22, 1999
should consider this
modification.
READ ON....
I've had
some special tools made, that just arrived late last week.
They
fit up inside in certain areas and remove any unseen
solder or uneven
fittings that aren’t of the original design.
This process removes a very
small amount of any unwanted
material and makes dramatic improvement in
the playing of the
horn in every way. Even though I've done my best in
seeing
these instruments have been made with exact precision and
care.
Reality is there aren’t exactly two of anything made
alike, regardless
of what it is , or who's doing
it.
In beginning my personal quest on improving
instruments, since 1972
I've always changed or experimented
with my personal instruments first,
and I've been the Tester. "
This New Process " has made a very
big difference on all my
personal Flip Oakes "Wild Thing Trumpets and
Cornet" that I was
100% satisfied with anyway. My Personal, and Business
Ethics
are that, "I've always wanted to offer The Best
Product
Possible. Its my opinion this just makes them even
better in every way.
There is however no way to undo this
process. 100% of all shipments from
this day forward will have
this process done .
Any of my customers wanting to send
their Flip Oakes "Wild Thing
Trumpets or Cornets" back to me,
and pay for the shipping both
ways,........I'll do this process
FREE of charge, and ship back the next
week day. Please make
scheduling arrangements first so I don't receive
over a hundred
horns in one or two days.......:)
Thanks To
Everyone,
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