[Trombone-l] Leadpipes (WAS choices)

[Walter Barrett]

John & Dick-

Your horns do come with leadpipes; it's just that they are soldered  
in place and not readily apparent. If you take the outer slide off,  
when looking down the slide from the mpce. end, you may be able to  
see the other end of the leadpipe, about 10-14 inches down the inner  
slide.


Some bass trombonists don't use a leadpipe, in pursuit of a bigger,  
darker tone. Some companies offer a mpce. receiver (basically a sawn- 
off leadpipe, only 2-3 inches long) which keeps the mpce. from going  
in too far when playing sans leadpipe. Tenor trombones don't seem to  
work well w/o leadpipes, but sacbuts generally didn't have them. (At  
least that's my understanding of how sacbuts were made.)


Walter Barrett

"Small wonder we have so much trouble with air pollution in the world  
when so much of it has passed through saxophones."
	-Anonymous

Alto, tenor, bass trombones
Bass trumpet, euphonium, tuba
Yamaha Artist/Clinician
http://www.walterbarrett.com