sterling silver tuning slide
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 4:32 pm
i have thought about the idea of a sterling silver tuning slide . i feel the alloy of the tuning slide really have an impact on the sound and character of the horn. i have tried and used yellow , red and rose tuning slides . and i see there are some nickel tuning slides out there .
i have played sterling silver in different ways on two horns.
on the conn sgx -all ss - i experienced a very complex sound. it was a heavy horn with deep , dence core and incredible projection .it had a wide spektrum of overtones , making it a bit demanding blending in the section as far as i remember . but a very nice horn all over . i could play incredibly loud . the horn never break up , the sound just travel further away. it was a bit heavy response i remember .
on the edwards the silver leadpipes were for me superior to the brass . i used the kitzman silver pipe. it was medium open and a bit shorter than the standard .
the ss pipes gave a lot more dense , "juicy" core . more substance in the attack and better projection . still Lots of overtones. maybe the brass was more nimble and flexible .
i find ss a lot different than nickel . only the color is similar . i find nickel hard and unflexible .
i miss the unique sterling silver character of some of my horns. they have mounted leadpipes. then i thought about the tuning slides . that would are a significant amount of sterling silver on an important area of the horn with no modifications on the horn .
m/k drawings make ss tuning slides for trumpets , and they get great reviews .
while there are all ss trombones and ss leadpipes why are there not any tuning slides being made ? or slide end crooks. anyone having an idea?
i have played sterling silver in different ways on two horns.
on the conn sgx -all ss - i experienced a very complex sound. it was a heavy horn with deep , dence core and incredible projection .it had a wide spektrum of overtones , making it a bit demanding blending in the section as far as i remember . but a very nice horn all over . i could play incredibly loud . the horn never break up , the sound just travel further away. it was a bit heavy response i remember .
on the edwards the silver leadpipes were for me superior to the brass . i used the kitzman silver pipe. it was medium open and a bit shorter than the standard .
the ss pipes gave a lot more dense , "juicy" core . more substance in the attack and better projection . still Lots of overtones. maybe the brass was more nimble and flexible .
i find ss a lot different than nickel . only the color is similar . i find nickel hard and unflexible .
i miss the unique sterling silver character of some of my horns. they have mounted leadpipes. then i thought about the tuning slides . that would are a significant amount of sterling silver on an important area of the horn with no modifications on the horn .
m/k drawings make ss tuning slides for trumpets , and they get great reviews .
while there are all ss trombones and ss leadpipes why are there not any tuning slides being made ? or slide end crooks. anyone having an idea?