A brief retrospective
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A brief retrospective
This morning I compiled this brief retrospective showing some of the historical trombone activities from one, two, three, four, and five centuries ago. It provides a somewhat unusual perspective. Enjoy!
http://kimballtrombone.com/2017/03/06/trombone-century-ago-two-centuries-ago-five-centuries-ago/
http://kimballtrombone.com/2017/03/06/trombone-century-ago-two-centuries-ago-five-centuries-ago/
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A brief retrospective
Are those two extra loops on the trombone tuning crooks or just unfortunate accidents?
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Double loops like that were used on bass trombones to eliminate extremely long lengths of tubing over the shoulder. The Praetorius picture of the different sizes of trombone shows a trombone with similar loops.
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What does the thin rod, that seems to extend from about the grip to the far end of the extra loops, do?
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Honestly, I don't know. I've wondered the same thing myself. Here's another image that includes a rod like that--this one on a horn without the extra loops (tortils).
1663Augsburg, Germany: Franz Friedrich Franck (1627-1687), Musikstilleben (Music Still Life)
http://kimballtrombone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/FFF-still-life1.jpg
1663Augsburg, Germany: Franz Friedrich Franck (1627-1687), Musikstilleben (Music Still Life)
http://kimballtrombone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/FFF-still-life1.jpg
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Quote from: robcat2075 on Mar 06, 2017, 10:14AMWhat does the thin rod, that seems to extend from about the grip to the far end of the extra loops, do?
It's the sackbut version of a harmonic pillar...
It's the sackbut version of a harmonic pillar...
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Quote from: robcat2075 on Mar 06, 2017, 10:14AMWhat does the thin rod, that seems to extend from about the grip to the far end of the extra loops, do?
Could they be to extend a slide in one of the loops to increase the range of the trombone-the earliest use of an "E" pull!
Cheers
Stewbones
Could they be to extend a slide in one of the loops to increase the range of the trombone-the earliest use of an "E" pull!
Cheers
Stewbones
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When I was at school (this was the 1970s) we had a G bass trombone in the cupboard. It had a looped crook like those that could be put between the slide and the bell to put it into F.
I tried to play it one day when I'd forgotten my own trombone but had great difficulty getting it in tune. It seemed to be in Ab or Gb. Was probably a high pitch instrument which of course I knew nothing about at the time.
Ronnie
I tried to play it one day when I'd forgotten my own trombone but had great difficulty getting it in tune. It seemed to be in Ab or Gb. Was probably a high pitch instrument which of course I knew nothing about at the time.
Ronnie
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When I was at school (this was the 1970s) we had a G bass trombone in the cupboard. It had a looped crook like those that could be put between the slide and the bell to put it into F.
I tried to play it one day when I'd forgotten my own trombone but had great difficulty getting it in tune. It seemed to be in Ab or Gb. Was probably a high pitch instrument which of course I knew nothing about at the time.
Ronnie
I tried to play it one day when I'd forgotten my own trombone but had great difficulty getting it in tune. It seemed to be in Ab or Gb. Was probably a high pitch instrument which of course I knew nothing about at the time.
Ronnie