Valves large shank

[yhc]

Hello everyone.

That somebody know there are piston trombones with large shank. if there is, how they can be achieved. The ones I have searched for are small shank.

Thanks for your answers.

Cheers!!!

[yhc]

I mean valves trombone with large shank.

[BGuttman]

The only instrument I know of in the US isn't really a trombone: the Conn 90G (no longer made). It's large bore, and shaped like a baritone horn.

In Europe you may find large bore "cavalry" trombones with rotary valves. Never seen any with pistons.

I hope somebody has better information

[modelerdc]

A one time Tommy Johnson had a valve section made for his conn 62H bass bone. so you had 5 valves, three like any valve trombone and the two on the bell. You could adapt the valves from a old .562 bore baritone and make one!

[Burgerbob]

Noah Gladstone has had one large bore valve trombone made, specifically because there are no options like that on the market (and never really have been).

[JohnL]

I don't think there was ever anything like that as a production item. The aforementioned Conn 90G is probably the closest.

If you have access to a tech with serious mad scientist tendencies, they can probably piece together something out of baritone parts and a trombone bell section. DEG Music Products used to sell something they called a "jazzbone"; basically a marching baritone valve section (including the leadpipe) coupled with a trombone bell. Those were small shank, though, and did not have very many fans. There's a pic of one on this page:
https://sites.google.com/site/beecherbo ... bone---p-2

[whitbey]

I found playing euph that rotaries play more like a slide then pistons. Trumpet players that play rotaries say similar things.
That being said, a Cerveny euphonium or something East Euro could be a donor valve section. And if you like pistons, there are lots of euphs out there.

[yhc]

Thanks you for your answers. I appreciate the information you have provided.

Cheers!!!