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Ending about 15 years ago, I played in a quintet for 10 years with some of the fellows who worked at the Monette factory. These are my opinions/impressions from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... For many years, I played a Monette trombone mouthpiece, and briefly played one of the prototyp...

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The Griego has SOLD! Thanks everyone for looking!

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The Greg Black has sold. The Griego is still available.

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Sorry, I should have posted asking prices:

GB: $225
Griego: $125

These prices including CONUS shipping.

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The Griego 5C

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Two mouthpieces for sale:

Griego 5C
GB 4.5G-5G M. This is screw rim mouthpiece. The rim is gold plated.

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I found the tenor mouthpiece. I’m still looking for the bass mouthpieces.

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Are you thinking of the Trapani mutes? Noah Gladstone’s BrassArk is the distributor.

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These look similar to the Kanstul CR (controlled resistance) valves.

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Update: I had a second opinion, which was basically the same: tinnitus is usually idiopathic—doctors rarely know what causes it, and there really aren’t any effective treatments for it except in extreme cases. The best suggestion I received was from a tuba-playing friend and mentor: “I’ve had that f...

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Talk with him away from the rehearsal. Ask him what’s going on. He might be aware of it already, or maybe not. If you approach the conversation from the attitude of caring what’s going on with him (rather than annoyance), it might be an easier conversation.

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Yes, for the heavier blank. Email me.

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Are you still interested? I have one:

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Looking for the following Greg Black mouthpieces:

BASS
1 1/4, .312 throat, #2 backbore
1 1/8 ,.312 throat, #2 backbore

Any weight but heavy.

TENOR:
New York 5.25 model; regular or light weight.

Must be in excellent condition.

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I must disagree Kbiggs that the challenges are always musical. Many times to get to the music, a player must develop or refine a particular aspect of playing. Arbans was a master at this and brass players have a great resource because of it. Stars Wars also comes to mind. Musically, it is easy to m...

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The challenges are always musical. Otherwise they are just interference, noise, or distraction from the purpose: to make music. Focusing on the specific technical challenges of playing bass trombone is important so we know what we’re dealing with with. But it’s more important to solve the problems m...

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disco wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:41 pm
My wife said she’s not coming next year if there’s a Contra there.

I’ve played the last two years in the Portland OR Trombone Christmas. One of the organizers plays contra—tastefully, I might add. Maybe she’s just listening to the wrong players...

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Faulise has three books: the one you mentioned (the original; a routine book for dependent valve players), a similar book for independent valve players, and then a book confusingly called Volume 2: The Basics, which is a method to introduce the bass trombone for new players, doublers, etc. I only ha...

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I’ve decided to convert to digital music as much as possible. I have a new iPad, ForScore, and the AirTurn Pro pedal. I play 95% classical and chamber music, if that makes a difference. What kind of stand do most people use? A regular music stand? If so, how do you keep the iPad on the stand? If you...

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I’ve played a few 42’s in my time. The first new horn I bought 30-odd years ago was a 42C. I’m currently playing a friend’s stock Corporation 42B (thanks, John!), while mine is in the shop. It’s actually quite refreshing to play. Nothing incredibly outstanding about the instrument, but It has an eve...

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Here's a 42 I'd love to try: http://www.brassark.com/arkupdatedtrombones/revised_arksawday42_1.jpg Sawday 42 refit. http://www.brassark.com/arkupdatedtrombones.html Anybody tried one of these? I haven’t. Timothy Higgins, SFS principal, plays one now. I heard him in a recital about 4 months ago. He ...

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Wright’s Brass Polish, the paste variety. It’s minimally abrasive.

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I have a 4.5-5G, a screw-rim model with gold plated rim if that’s of any interest.

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Mouthpiece makers/designers, just like instrument makers/designers, have a philosophy of how to do things and what the end result should be for their products. One poster states that GB mpcs provide more core to the sound. (That, of course, depends on what you mean by “core.”) So GB produces mpcs th...

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Congratulations!

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I will take it.

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Want to buy:

1. Greg Black Alessi 5.25 or a New York 5.25.

2. Greg Black 4.5 GSD cup, .277/#1.

Rim and shank must be in excellent shape. I would prefer the regular weight on either mpc., but any weight will do.

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Here’s another vote for the ErgoBone. You might also consider the Get-a-Grip from Sheridan Brass. There are various other grip aides: Bullet Brace, the big-extended-paddle-thingie you see on Thein trombones, and others. Balance is important: the center of balance in your horn might be off. Have you ...

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You know who he is... he’s “that guy,” the guy who has such breathtakingly poor control over his executive functioning that even his better decisions are questionable. Yesterday, he was in Washington. Today, he’s in Florida. Tomorrow, he’ll be in... Montana? Texas? New Hampshire? Who knows?

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Sold!

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Being warmed up is as much a state of mind as a state of physical preparation. We are “warmed up” and ready to play within 5 to 10 minutes. We tend to think that we need to play for at least 30 to 60 minutes to complete our personal routine of slurs, tonguing, flexibilities, scales, etc. The physica...

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2 more cents... and a $1.98 will get you a cup of coffee... If you tend to play with a hard front to the note, and you have more brilliant sound, and you want to tame the front and “darken” the sound, then a gold/bronze leadpipe MIGHT help. Otherwise, I’d go for yellow. Just remember that everyone r...

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Sorry, my confusion. You’re right. It’s soldered vs. unsoldered. I was getting them confused with two piece bells (Conn, Holton) or one piece bells (Bach).

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Leadpipes, like mouthpieces, are all different. While it’s tempting to make comparisons like you sometimes see in mouthpiece comparison charts, it’s basically pointless. EVERYONE’s leadpipes are different, they feel different, and they are made with different designs and philosophies—overall length,...

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Yes, you are crazy. Welcome to the club! ;-) +1 Anyone who chooses to play an instrument that: Is sometimes required to play as high as a tenor but has a larger bore, more weight, and a larger mouthpiece; Is often required to play as low as a tuba but has a smaller bore, is half the length, and a s...

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“His mouthpieces were copied by a small shop in L.A. in probably the 1980's.. they were stamped 'George Roberts' and marked NY, MV, SE, CE and SO... no prizes for working out what the letters stand for. George told me that he was ripped off by the copyist and never saw a cent for the designs." I’d ...

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Some more pics.

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A few pics.

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For sale is a Bach 42B with lots of extras. I purchased the horn used about 1 ½ years ago from Aidan Ritchie here on TC, who had a lot of custom work done. I also had some custom work done, found a nice case, and now I’m offering it for sale. The slide has serial no. 119xxx, indicating mid-1990’s, b...

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Sorry. Currently in active use.

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Mv2541 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:06 am

Was there a 5 series of the Alessi Blacks? I don't recall ever seeing one.

Yes. I own a 5 and a 5.5.

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You might not “need” a new mouthpiece, depending on your sound concept, playing needs, and physical characteristics. Many people spend their lives playing on a 1 1/2G and make it work. Others, for any of the above and other reasons, find that something larger or even smaller works better for them. T...

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Cool!

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MK also make an MK50 pipe which some say works better than their GR for Bach-style bells (larger throat, faster taper, one piece, soldered bead bells).

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I, too, have used the ergobone before. I still own one. I’ve used it with Edwards and Bach tenor and bass trombones. Both basses had split triggers. I have tendinitis of the wrist, elbow and shoulder, and a few years ago, for idiopathic bilateral shoulder impingement. My Bachs are lighter and better...

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With all respect, I think you’re missing some of the story. I’ve confirmed through some research this summer that yes, the size of mouthpiece that was supplied with early 20th-century Eb tubas correlates to our modern Schilke 60-sized mouthpieces. So when Kleinhammer said he kept an Eb tuba mouthpi...

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Many years ago, I played on a Marcinkiewicz 105. Yes, it’s very much like a small tuba mouthpiece. I think the point of Kleinhammer’s story was that musicians sometimes have to go to extremes to achieve the desired effect. In the example he writes about, he used an Eb tuba mouthpiece for pedal tones...

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I play tenor and bass. I have similar instruments—a 42C and a 50B3 customized—and I use a DE 102 on tenor (sometimes a GB Alessi 5.5) and DE 113 on bass. I have never tried the “one rim to rule them all” approach. I find that it’s easier get a characteristic sound and technique when using equipment ...

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Remember that brushing only removes some of the food debris and plaque from your mouth. Flossing removes a lot of the debris between the teeth and at the gumline between the teeth, where a lot of stuff accumulates. I keep some of these stored in my trombone case: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...

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