[Trombone-l] Conn-Selmer TB701 student trombone

[Charles De Paolo]

If I might add my zwei pfennig.  The King 606 is a great student horn, and it makes a great jazz peashooter too.  I had some players in the shop a while back who actually liked the 606 for solo jazz work over some of the other professional jazz tenors we had on display.  It's got a clear, direct sound, a good slide and good intonation.  And it's an American made product.

--Chuck


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: thetubameister at adelphia.net 
  To: Gabriel Langfur 
  Cc: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 11:04 AM
  Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Conn-Selmer TB701 student trombone


  I might also recommend the low end Kanstul - nice ax.  Ditto the new Jupiters.

  J.c.S.


  ---- Gabriel Langfur <glangfur at yahoo.com> wrote: 
  > George, you might reconsider.
  > 
  > http://www.connselmerstrike.com/
  > 
  > Conn-Selmer is in an ugly labor dispute with its Elkhart factory workers, who are represented by the United Auto Workers. Now, whatever you think of unions in general or the UAW in particular, it's not a good time for the Conn-Selmer company. 
  > 
  > There are other good options that are less expensive than a Yamaha - you might consider Jupiter, which has enhanced quality quite a lot in the last few years, Eastman, which is an up-and-coming company making brass instruments with the consulting help of Steve Shires, and maybe even some European companies like Amati or B&S.
  > 
  > Gabe
  > 
  > ----- Original Message ----
  > From: George Butler <georgebutler2003 at yahoo.com>
  > To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
  > Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2007 12:26:18 AM
  > Subject: [Trombone-l] Conn-Selmer TB701 student trombone
  > 
  > 
  > Has anyone tried the new Conn-Selmer student trombone, the TB701?  The 
  > bore size is ".509.  It has a list price of $345, and is available as 
  > low as $249.  
  >    
  >   I am trying to encourage my school to update its inventory.  Surely 
  > they are better in quality than our Soviet-era Eb alto peckhorns and 
  > euphoniums that I would like to quietly (or loudly) drop into the dumpster 
  > late some night.  I have always played Conn trombones myself, and I 
  > would love to see the company have a hit with this new one.  And, at this 
  > price, I could almost buy four of them for every Yamaha YSL-354, which 
  > I have always considered to be the benchmark in this range.
  >    
  >   How is the response?  How is the sound?  How is the slide?  What 
  > mouthpiece does it come with?  How is the case? Sto molto curioso, as the 
  > Italians say.
  >    
  >   If you have negative comments, feel free to contact me off-list.  (I 
  > don't us to create more work for Steinway Music Group's legal team!)
  >    
  >   Thanks, y'all
  >    
  >   George Butler
  > Lasnamae Muusikakool
  > Tallinn, Estonia
  >    
  > Home address:
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  > Telephone:  +372 657-6250
  > 
  > 
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