Thank you for your answer, Bonnie. Did you get my last PM of some weeks ago?

I wasn't expecting this, but it seems that it will be possible to push down the first valve in a way that doesn't hurt the distal joint of my right index finger, which is one of the ones that hurts. I've been taking Ibuprofen before I play the guitar almost every time, so wanting to find an instrument that hurts less to play is one reason why I bought the trumpet. I can keep playing the guitar, but playing as much as I like to play is probably not a good idea.

I have a pretty broad repertoire. Over the past few years, I've worked mostly on finally learning how to improvise, jazz, baroque or otherwise, and I've made a lot of progress. I play a lot of Latin American music, e.g., tango, bossa nova, son, etc., and show tunes from the 1920s to the 1950s (approx.). I play Renaissance and Baroque lute music transcribed for the guitar. Since I started playing the recorder a couple of months ago, I've accumulated more Baroque music. And I play folksongs of various countries, of course.

I tend to play a lot of vocal music, because I would really like to sing. However, I have finally begun to accept that the physical problems with my voice are going to stay the same or get worse rather than better, so I've decided to concentrate on being an instrumentalist and perhaps an accompanist, if I can find someone to accompany.

I bought a good book along with the guitar, and a fingering chart, so I don't really need other books. I appreciate the suggestion and the link anyway, though. I'll have a look through, but I've kind of used up my budget for treats for the next couple of months.

I've never seen the film, but I've read about it in Hoerzu, the German TV guide I buy (for the sake of the radio program). I don't own a TV and haven't had access to one for a couple of years now. I haven't been to a movie in about 5 years, I think.

I think it's just a matter of trying until I get it, but any suggestion would be gratefully received. Unless it's really just a trick and all brass players just have speakers hidden somewhere on their persons.