[Trombone-l] Alto 'bone

[Jeff Albert]

Well, your lips have to buzz the pitch, no matter the size  
instrument.  I tried doubling trumpet for a while, and had the same  
maxed out highest note on trumpet that I do on tenor trombone.

As for mouthpiece, it depends on what you want it to sound like.  I  
know a guy that played a 6.5 AL on alto and he sounded great, but he  
sounded like a great smaller lighter tenor.  Something really small  
(I've tried a Marc 15) will definitely give it a different sound from  
your tenor, and might make the really high stuff a little easier.

I don't play much alto, but when i do I use something in the 11C  
vicinity.

Jeff
On Mar 26, 2006, at 3:59 PM, Kenny Carter wrote:

> I bought one of the infamous Selman alto trombones this week (not  
> to be
> confused with one of the cheap Selman imitations LOL...I always  
> have to
> laugh when I see that in print), and it isn't a bad horn,  
> especially for
> $189...
>
> To my dismay, however, I've found that my range on the alto isn't  
> any higher
> than it is on tenor, in spite of the huge difference in horn size   
> ( go to
> http://www.pbase.com/image/57775974 to see photo).
> Can anyone suggest exercises for increasing the alto range, or  
> perhaps a
> good alto mouthpiece?
>
> Thanks,
> Kenny Carter
>
>
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