[Trombone-l] "The Brace"

[Mike Loewen]

On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Steve Gamble wrote:

> The only way you will be able to tell if The Brace is for you is to try
> it.  People get vastly different results.  It all depends on the horn
> and the player and what you're trying to achieve.  For me it makes all
> the difference in the world on my Bach bass trombone slide, but has a
> detrimental effect or almost no affect at all on other slides.  On my
> Bach bass slide I get much quicker response and more focus in the sound.
> Also it takes a little more volume before the sound gets edgy.

    My experience on the Bach is almost identical to Steve's.  I have a 
Bach 50 with the gold brass, 9.5" bell and the light weight slide.  With 
the Brace in place, some of the notes just seemed to "pop out" and the 
horn just feels more resonant.  Same observation about the volume.  The 
difference was immediately noticeable.  The guy I bought it from told me 
that it seems to make more of a difference on a light weight slide.

    The rest of my bass is two Ed Thayer valves and a Shires B2.5 Sterling 
Silver leadpipe, Bach 1-1/4GM Megatone mouthpiece.


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