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Re: Bass Trombones

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Bass Trombones
From: Tim Morgan <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 15:19:56 GMT
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


In your message dated Thursday 18, April 1996 you wrote :
> 
> 
> 
> As I'm about to arrange purchase of a new Bass Trombone for the Band I 
> conduct I would be interested in hearing from any Bass Trombone Players on 
> the list.   I am a Trombone player myself (BACH 36CO), but have had very 
> little experience with Bass Trombones.
> 
> Specifically I would like to know what brand/model you are currently 
> playing, and what you have tried or would like to be playing.
> 
> Any thoughts on bell size / single or double triggers / mouthpieces etc   in 
> relation to best suitability for the 'Brass Band' environment would be much 
> appreciated.

I play on a Bach 50BG with a gold bell, open wrap tuning slides, interchangeable 
lead pipes and an in-line double valve in Gb-D.  I play on a Bach 1 1/2 G 
mouthpiece.  I find this set up quite good on the whole, but it does have its 
limitations.  Firstly, if you're playing with a LOUD band, then sometimes it's 
difficult to project.  Basic remedy is head back, bell up and let 'em have it, 
but sometimes a quick change to a 1G mouthpiece is a good idea (this applies to 
pedal notes too - Philip Wilby in particular).  I also find that in some of the 
more modern test pieces, there are usually some tricky glissando passages (eg 
Sounds by John Golland, the recent area test piece) and I sometimes find 
glissandos that are impossible using my tuning , but would be possible on, say, 
a Sovereign, with in line valve in G-Eb.  It would be even harder to project on 
a Sovereign though.  My recommendations are Bachs or Holtons.  Possibly 
Sovereign or Edwards, but I find these generally disappointing in the bras band 
environment.

Best wishes,
-- 
Tim Morgan, Bass Trombone, Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass.


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