My guest for this episode is K.O. Skinsnes.  
K.O. is a wealth of knowledge. Over his career, K.O. has been fortunate to be mentored by some of the top names in mouthpiece manufacturing, trumpet design, acoustics, and sound reinforcement. His depth and breadth of knowledge make K.O. a skilled technician and an insightful problem-solver. And all of his years in the business have also provided K.O. with a near-endless supply of entertaining stories.  
Check out what K.O. has to say about his late early beginnings, making gear transparent, why there will never be an in-tune Martin Committee, playing your part, why you need to learn to figure things out, learning and growing, music in Hawaii, the revival of live music, Bob Reeves, the genius of Bill Cardwell, connecting the dots, breaking his own rule, the vision behind Stomvi's 4-valve instruments, the role of damping, his Double C  mouthpiece, and so much more!  
So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin! 
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00:00:00 Intro  
00:02:37 Late early beginnings  
00:06:48 Making gear transparent  
00:10:39 Why there will never be an in-tune Martin Committee  
00:14:17 Playing your part  
00:19:24 Why you need to learn to figure things out  
00:26:47 Learning and growing  
00:32:06 Music in Hawaii  
00:38:01 The revival of live music  
00:44:11 Bob Reeves  
00:46:14 The genius of Bill Cardwell  
00:49:33 Connecting the dots  
00:54:03 Breaking his own rule  
00:57:15 The vision behind Stomvi's 4-valve instruments  
01:02:54 The role of damping  
01:18:12 His Double C  mouthpiece  
01:21:23 Sound Off  
01:28:39 Geared Up  
01:43:03 Rapid Fire Round

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