[Trombone-l] leadpipe choices

[Daryl Burch]

At least for me, the better question is "what does swapping out the 
lead pipe do for you?"

I'm sure it's different for each of y'all. Andy alluded that it made 
the horn feel more open, less "run-over-by-a-bus."

I've often felt that it was real work to push the upper register on my 
42. Would a...
[ ] longer
[ ] shorter
[ ] heavier
[ ] thinner
[ ] greater tapered
[ ] less tapered
  ...lead pipe help this?

Although, within the last year or so, I've felt my embouchure change 
(or at least my approach) and am now getting higher with less pressure 
than in the past. I used to have a bad habit of scrunching up the 
shoulders, cramming the MP into my poor jaw and pushing as hard as I 
could to go higher. I've since gotten too old & tired to put that much 
effort into it. And now the higher range seems to come with much 
greater ease.

Anyway, y'all's $0.02 is appreciated.

Cheers!
-D-
www.radionoise.com <- Rock star by night
www.burchinteractive.com <- Tech-nerd by day #;-)


On May 23, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Jeff Albert wrote:

> I use a Shires 2 on my .547.  My bass is a Bach, but has a Shires 2
> leadpipe in it.  I have a couple of those Kanstul commercial bass
> pipes on the way for investigation.  I use the 3 pipe in my Yamaha
> 691 (.508)
>
> Jeff
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> On May 23, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Tom Stark wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>> For those of you who medium to large bore horns with
>> interchangeable leadpipes, what is your choice, and
>> why?
>>
>> Or what pipe do you use most frequently, if you
>> change?
>>
>> Please name brand and pipe number, if any.
>>
>> ...and yes, I understand that everyone is different
>> and no one pipe choice is perfect for everyone, I am
>> just sending a poll out there, for curiousity sake.
>> For example, I use the Bach open-long pipe on my Bach
>> 42, thats what works for me, at this point in time.
>>
>> Thank you for your input.
>> Tom
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