[Trombone-l] "The Brace"

[JFBermann@aol.com]

I agree with Steve and Mike. Some things work for some people and  don't
for others. I also find it works well for me as well. It certainly wasn't  
made
as a quick money making venture. Older vintage slides had braces such
as this one permanently mounted on the slide. Ralph Sauer and Gary 
Greenhoe put a lot of thought into this. I know of several people that  have
bought them from Gary and others who have made their own braces and
soldered them to the slides. It works for some people and not for others. 
It depends on what you're trying to do.
Jim Bermann
 
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.

On Mon, 5 Jun 2005, Mike Loewen wrote:
 
    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.