[Trombone-l] Selman Alto Trombone

[John Burton]

I gotta agree on the Selman.  I'm not sure how a $2000 horn would beat
it.

If you made a living playing alto trombone you might want to go with one
of thost Bach 39s, but for as much as I'm playing the alto, I'm happy
with my Selman.

Well-spent $200 for what it's worth.

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john burton 
Bach 50B3 
Bass Trombone, Charleston NeoPhonic Orchestra 
South Charleston, West Virginia 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu 
> [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf 
> Of Elliott Moxley
> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 8:22 PM
> To: List Trombone
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Gas-X Spot for Hall of Fame, Selman alto
> 
> I played Haydn's "Creation" last night, and the contrabassoon 
> released some notes from it's nether regions that would rival 
> a bass bone.  They don't call bassoons "farting bedposts" for nothing.
> 
> I used one of the Selman altos for some of the Haydn, and 
> also for Brahms'
> First.  I've had the horn for just a week, and didn't trust 
> myself on parts of the Haydn; it is very strange playing any 
> C in 4th position!  The chorale at letter C in the Brahms 
> just about fell out of the bell, which really made my evening.
> 
> The Selman seems well made, with what seems to be decent 
> gauge brass, and is very comfortable to hold.  The curved 
> bell and slide braces make the horn look a bit art deco, but 
> they do get your hands in the right places.  
> My biggest problem has to do with the case.  The slide has to 
> go in with the slide bow toward the bell, or the tenon will 
> dent the bell.  I drilled a hole and glued a wooden dowel, 
> painted red, into the foam to prevent the slide from going in 
> backwards.  
> 
> So far, I'm very happy with the instrument.  For that kind of 
> money you don't generally get a usable instrument.  Now to 
> learn the rest of the Haydn, and a few other works,  for the future.
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Bill Dinwiddie <billdin at comcast.net>
> > To: List Trombone <TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu>
> > Date: 5/20/2006 7:01:57 PM
> > Subject: [Trombone-l] Gas-X Spot for Hall of Fame
> >
> > OK, I think we need to nominate the latest "Gas-X" 
> commercial for the 
> > trombone commercial Hall of Fame. Featuring a very nicely 
> played bass 
> > trombone, this spot consists of only about 8 notes. Somehow "Gas-X" 
> > seems
> to 
> > be one of those products which the bass trombone was really 
> invented 
> > to represent. I can't think of a better fit. Anyone know 
> who the lucky 
> > bass 'bonist is?
> >
> > Bill Dinwiddie
> > billdin at comcast.net
> >
> >
> >
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