[Trombone-l] Ashley Alexander (now TR-181 gone)

Sun Aug 13 23:11:30 CDT 2006

As far as I know, most of the Blessing  parts - including the B-88 are now made by Jupiter.

The new Jupiters play alot like the instruments they are copied after.

J.c.

---- Jason Smith <jbone72 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> Up until just recently I played on the blessing B-88O 
> I agree that it is no pro horn for the price I think
> they are excelent instrument for school students and
> for those like me who just enjoy playing and dont
> depend on an instrument for their livelyhood.  Have
> the Jupiter instruments change much in resent years. 
> I had one in HS and it was in my opinion and absolute
> dog.  Maybe they have changed.  I think I will go
> practice my Bach or King and shutup now
> 
> Jason
> 
> p.s.  We have another radio show of band music next
> Sat. at 5:00pm.  You can listen online on www.knct.org
> that's 5:00 central time zone for you
> international(outside texas) listeners lol
> 
> 
> 
> --- Chris Waage <chris.waage at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > The Blessing instruments are great for their target
> > market - beginners
> > and intermediate players.  The B88 is an exact copy
> > of the Conn 88H,
> > and will sometimes actually play better than Abilene
> > Conns.  I've
> > played a few of their bass trombones, which are a
> > copy of a
> > closed-wrap Bach 50B3 - which I don't think is still
> > in production -
> > and they were ok, although stuffy.
> > 
> > The quality is good, but they're definitely not a
> > pro-line instrument.
> > 
> > Disclaimer:  I haven't played anything from Blessing
> > within the past
> > year or so, and they may have introduced some new
> > instruments that are
> > geared towards the pros.  I just haven't seen them.
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > On 8/13/06, Jason Smith <jbone72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > You mention some brands of trombones but you left
> > out
> > > the Blessings any thoughts about those (just
> > curious)
> > >
> > > --- David OLIVER <dcoliver at msn.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Now that's interesting! I just hit the Woodwind
> > and
> > > > the Brasswind
> > > > website. They had been carrying the TR-181
> > > > constantly since I
> > > > returned to playing again a bit over 9 years
> > ago.
> > > > When I took the
> > > > bass trombone plunge my first one was my 1980's
> > > > TR-181, which I
> > > > still have. I've pretty gone to my '70 Conn 73H
> > > > (modified by Eric
> > > > Edwards for Gb tuning - like the TR-181) full
> > time
> > > > but don't plan on
> > > > selling my TR-181 anytime soon. It seems to play
> > > > better than the
> > > > more recent ones did. People have commented to
> > me
> > > > that the
> > > > rose brass looks to be a different shade for one
> > > > thing.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, the TR-181 is gone from the WW & BW
> > site.
> > > > Only two
> > > > Holton models are left, the TR-183 single valve
> > > > bass, and the
> > > > TR602F medium bore F-attach. That is it. It
> > looks
> > > > like the Holton
> > > > trombone line is dying a slow death with all the
> > > > lines being one big
> > > > company now. It's essentially Conn-Selmer vs.
> > Yamaha
> > > > with Jupiter
> > > > nipping at their heels and Chinese brands below
> > > > that.
> > > > It is sort like when baseball or football
> > players
> > > > retire isn't it? It's all
> > > > very quiet. One day they are just gone.
> > > >
> > > > We saw the same thing happen when the King line
> > > > became the
> > > > small bore UMI line at the expense of the Conn
> > small
> > > > bore models.
> > > > Conn's line became the symphonic/large bore
> > line. GM
> > > > did the same
> > > > thing with the different car models, aiming them
> > at
> > > > a different
> > > > consumer.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > David Oliver
> > > > Broomfield, Colorado  USA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Joe Norcross" <joetuba at lightspeed.net>
> > > > >Reply-To: joetuba at lightspeed.net
> > > > >To: "Adrian Drover" <slide at adios.co.uk>,
> > "George
> > > > Carr"
> > > > ><georgecarr at gmail.com>
> > > > >CC: Mike Irwin <theimpalakid at gmail.com>,
> > > > trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
> > > > >Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Ashley Alexander
> > question
> > > > >Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:45:54 -0700
> > > > >
> > > > >Just checked the Holton web sight, the
> > superbone is
> > > > there, but the 181
> > > > >double rotor bass is not. better keep ours
> > > > >
> > > > >Joe Norcross
> > > > >Tuba COS Sequoia Winds, Visalia CA
> > > > >Tuba-Announcer Kingsburg City Band
> > > > >joetuba at lightspeed.net
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > [Original Message]
> > > > > > From: Adrian Drover <slide at adios.co.uk>
> > > > > > To: George Carr <georgecarr at gmail.com>
> > > > > > Cc: Mike Irwin <theimpalakid at gmail.com>;
> > > > ><trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
> > > > > > Date: 8/11/2006 1:30:38 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Ashley Alexander
> > > > question
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > From: George Carr
> > > > [mailto:georgecarr at gmail.com]
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is it not easier to play the valves on
> > the
> > > > left and slide on the
> > > > >right a
> > > > > > > > la the Holton Superbone?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Perhaps others can chime in on this, but I
> > > > heard that he was
> > > > > > > originally left-handed, a la Slide
> > Hampton, so
> > > > that he preferred "his"
> > > > > > > model of horn over the Superbone.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Come to think of it, is the superbone
> > > > reversible?  I think it probably
> > > > >is.
> > > > > > Who has one?  Do they still make it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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