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Burgerbob

A 58 or 59 would be fine.

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The Eastman ETB-848 is also a phenomenal instrument. I haven't played a Shires Q but I played an ETB-848 once without realizing what it was and thought it was a Shires. Of course I played a real Shires shortly thereafter and it was a cut above, but for a first impression to be that good it's a seri...

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Shires Q.

I have played a good 10 or so Yamaha 830s, and they have all been totally different. I would not order one sight unseen. At least 2 of them were not good horns.

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The low range takes more focus at the chops than you think, especially when playing soft. Bring the middle register soft feeling down.

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If you like it, you like it! Don't worry about specs in that case. Especially with a MT Vernon, which could be completely different than a modern one.

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I'm borrowing one to try on contra. On contra, it's a little small for me. I didn't think about trying it on bass. AFAIK, it fits a bass shank just fine (my contra has a bass leadpipe). It does stick out farther than a normal mouthpiece, but has just as much shank in the leadpipe, if that makes sens...

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I don't tune sharp on any of my other horns. I used to, but that was a few years back. Don't see a reason to start now.

I'm using the 3 because it was cheap and it sounds great, haven't found anything else remotely close!

Looks like I'll just get used to it in 3rd. No big deal.

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I'm glad it's a thing. I thought I remembered reading about that somewhere.

The 3 sounds big on paper, but it's smaller than a 6 1/2AL in all ways except rim diameter. Much smaller throat too.

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Finally had the chance to use my 16 a couple times in real life. Loving the horn, so much easier to play and sounds so much better than my 6H. However (and it could definitely be me), the high Bb and high C are flat. Those are not notes to expect to be low! They slot great and respond well, they're ...

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Most people's bodies, especially non-morning people, are still basically in sleep mode an hour after you wake up. Circulation is very slow.

Take a walk. Stretch. Do something physical after you get up. Get the blood to your extremities.

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bubba7753 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:31 pm
thanks for your guidance. how do you speed up the air?

A smaller space will make the same amount of air move faster. Usually this is from a vowel or tongue position behind the chops.

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Hey, Paul! Best of luck!

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Marcinkiewicz 107 is a copy of the original made for Charlie Vernon. I have a Marcinkiewicz 107 and the shank is a little larger than most bass trombone mouthpieces. It works great on my 1892 Conn Eb tuba, though. I think it's supposed to, since the 60CV is meant to be used without a leadpipe.

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I don't think Bach offers them. I had a slide for a while that had an 88H crook, so narrow by 42 standards. I liked it for some things, but it really gave up the low register playability and sound you expect from a 42. I would chalk this down to the 42 being smaller after the slide than an 88H, so p...

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51 is deeper by a bit. The Hammond has a more open throat. Personally, I find the Hammond to be a little shallow and bright in that depth, and the 51 is a very good mouthpiece by itself.

The closest Hammond to the 51 (IMO) would be a custom 12MXL.

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Hey all, I am still distilling the info I got from Martin in his couple masterclasses at DBTO. Here's a video on one that I have been working on lately.

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Just wanted to point out that the 1240 is nothing like Yamaha 830 (as Hornguys say) except that it has two valves and an open wrap. Odd comparison to make.

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Kbiggs wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:12 pm
For me, the Sheridan Get-a-Grip works better.

Count me in twice for this one.

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I can't get on board with how far out low C and low B are.

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Once you establish a good habit in the warmup, don't let it slide later. Remember the physical sensation of the ease you had when you played with your best sound and just copy paste throughout the day. I have a relatively difficult job playing bass trombone all day outside and it took a good while t...

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Don't change anything for a while. That should be fine.

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Easy enough! Just desolder the crook from the slide and measure the ID with some good calipers.

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I've been working on this a lot lately. For me, it really came down to three things- I was much too open in the oral cavity and aperture My actual articulation was too heavy and I was trying to use too much/too slow of air at the start of the note. It's all about light and fast up there. Speed up th...

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Just posted this in the jazz bass thread, but Laetzsch makes a seriously light instrument for over $10k if you've got the cash.

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I may have a similar bag to yours. Mine actually will fit up to a 9.5" (Yes, in the tenor bag). They are all tight, but I've never had any damage in that bag, even to my basses. Of course, I usually use a case if I'm worried about it.

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Laetzsch makes a great lightweight bass. Be ready to spend a cool $12k or more on it, though.

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Altieri are not making any trombone bags, so the option isn't even there

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BAC and Lawler both make individual flares. BAC makes them for bass trombones specifically.

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Yes! Daniel and I have been friends online for a few years now. It was nice to meet him in person.

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112H is not a bad choice.

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I'm back! It was a great time. I encourage anyone to attend. I got to meet Carl, above, as well as many others from around the world. With 7 other bass trombonists (from 7 countries total), we put together an octet and played the Grieg Funeral March- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc7lLsqcvc8 I had...

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Wrapping up my trip to Europe in the next couple days by visiting Antwerp. Had a great time in Amsterdam and at the DBTO in Ede. Met some really great folks at the Open and closed down the bar both nights!

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Ahh, the 5QB.

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Yes, all bass trombones and 1 contra octet!

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About damn time.

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Euphonium works just fine with a larger mouthpiece (I use a Schilke 53/59, basically a 53 rim with 59 cup and backbore), but it does require you to play it a bit differently. I'd say the most popular size for euph players is the deep 5 range (Schilke 51D), deep 4 range (Wick 4AL) or deep 3 range (Wi...

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Anyone else going to be there? Excited to be back on the Continent for a bit!

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I wear these at work, in practice, and even sometime in the car. Only 12db reduction, so not for the REALLY loud settings (rock concerts and the like) but perfect for most things. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044DEETC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Only downside is I've lost so m...

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Left arm? Make sure you're not doing anything weird or extra, muscle wise to hold up the horn. The bicep doesn't do a whole lot except put a little bit of pressure on your face.

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Sold!

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This is sold!

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Interesting article, but I'm not sure what it has to do with me choosing a mouthpiece. I play the stuff I do because it sounds good, it's comfortable, and I can play all my notes on them.

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Definitely the Bonna for everyday use.

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BGuttman wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:11 pm

Burgerbob wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 30, 2018 2:30 pm
7.
Does that include you?

Then again, if we were to limit ourselves to only trombone players who do nothing OTHER than play trombone, that number could be pretty accurate.

Oops! You're right.

6.

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Tromboneexcerpts.org

And The 100 book for your instrument, Tenor or bass.

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Thanks for the input. A bit of a dumb question but why is that? This is probably an oversimplification, but every instrument needs a resistant point somewhere, whether it's the person, mouthpiece, leadpipe, crook, valve, gooseneck, etc. The 1052 isn't especially open or stuffy, so it's up to the mo...

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The thing about the big mouthpieces is that it's up to you to provide the resistance in the instrument. If you don't, and the aperture is too large, the whole setup will actually feel stuffy, and notes like the ones you mention are difficult to play. There's no easy fix to this (that I know) other t...

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Can you play a D in first at a good volume and gliss down to those notes? Can you play a good pedal Bb and slur out to C or B?

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They should be pretty similar on the face.

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