[Trombone-l] Ashley Alexander question

[Adrian Drover]

> From: George Carr
> 
> Ashley Alexander played a "double trombone," akin to the Firebird or
> other hybrid valve-slide horns.  Valves under the fingers of the right
> hand, and a full-length hand slide manipulated in the left.


Is it not easier to play the valves on the left and slide on the right a la
the Holton Superbone?

 
> Remarkably difficult to play (not least because of the pitch
> difficulties) but when mastered, pretty amazing to listen to - e.g.
> being able to play the same lick in seven different keys (using the
> hand slide) without changing valve combinations,


Hmm, it doesn't work quite that easy, the further out you push the slide,
the more out of tune (sharp) become the valve tubings.  You'd need some kind
of really complicated compensating system and methinks that might be rather
heavy for a trombone.
 
A.