[Trombone-l] 57 and Thinking About My First Double-Rotor BassTrombone

[Bob Koester]

Tim,

First off, have fun while experimenting, and 57 isn't old.  The short answer 
in my opinion is if you're only going to have one bass trombone, make it a 
double valve.  Sure they're heavier but if they are well balanced it 
shouldn't matter.

I bought a Kanstul 1662 about a year and a half ago and LOVE it.  Zig 
Kanstul is making a valve he calls the Controlled Resistance Valve and at 
least to me it is very free and responsive.  Open wrap all the way around 
and that contributes to the openness.  Great instrument.

I bought dependent valves because that's what I'm used to after 40 something 
years on my 50B2.

You may prefer independent.

Several of my pals have the Getzens and they like them fine.  I've not had a 
chance to play them so I can't give you a personal reaction.

Steve Ferguson, who's on the list, handles the Kanstul line and he can help 
you make a selection of components that suits the kind of playing you do and 
they way you play personally.

Best luck, and let us know how it comes out.

Regards,

Bob


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From: t.stone at att.net
To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
Subject: [Trombone-l] 57 and Thinking About My First Double-Rotor 
BassTrombone
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:23:01 +0000
>Hi List,
>
>I've been a dedicated single-rotor bass trombone guy for 45 years and have 
>resisted switching to a double-rotor horn for a lot of reasons -- 
>stuffiness, poor response in all ranges, especially the double-trigger 
>range, weight, and a whole host of other reasons. That is until now. For a 
>lot of reasons I'm taking a long, hard look at making the switch to a 
>double-rotor bass trombone, or at least adding one to my equipment arsenal, 
>and would like some input from all of you regarding this and the types of 
>moderately priced horns that might worth looking at, along with some 
>details about their playability if you wouldn't mind. For the last few 
>weeks a tenor player friend of mine I frequently play with was gracious 
>enough to allow me to borrow his Getzen 1062FDR to try for a while. It 
>plays very well. Better than I ever really expected, actually. It is 
>similar on the F horn to the Holton TR-169 I played for 40 years and traded 
>for my current Elkhart Conn 72H (se e my recent post "Proble
>m with my Elkhart Conn 72H") in 2004, but that's another story for another 
>time if anybody's interested. And the double-trigger notes pop out pretty 
>good I must say, and it doesn't seem all that heavy, even after a two-hour 
>rehearsal. Have any of you had any experience with the 1062FDR? Tell all 
>about all of them. At 57 I'm new at all this and am anxious to learn!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tim Stone
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