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

[eljaywhite@shaw.ca]

Tim
I just looked on the Trom List of Instruments for sale and there is a 
Besson 943 for sale.
If you can get a chance to try this instrument out you will be 
pleasantly surprised. With Hagmann valves this is an excellent deal in 
my opinion.
The Besson is indeed a well kept secret and I don't know why they are 
not used so much in North America.
I have one, which replaced my original Sovereign which unfortunately was 
stolen, and love it.
A great choice.
L J

Moran, Doug wrote:

>On Aug 19, 2007, at 6:23 PM, t.stone at att.net wrote:
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>>Hi List,
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>>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!
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>>Thanks,
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>>Tim Stone
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>Tim,
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>Play all the current bass trombones you can, either at a convention or 
>a large retailer.
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>Regarding the Getzen 1062, I really wanted to get this model since I 
>played a dependent bass trombone in college.  I had played 9 (I think) 
>different models of bass trombones that day and for me the Getzen's 
>were the choice.  (I was looking for a bass trombone for use as a 
>double.)  The weight of the 1062 hung off the left side of the horn as 
>I played it, since both sets of valve tubing are on the left side of 
>the bell.  The 1052 (independent valves) has the tubing one on each 
>side of the bell section, and that was better for me in holding the 
>horn.  Also, I was fortunate to get the 1062 handslide (dual bore) with 
>the 1052 (not a dual bore).  I purchased my Getzen 1052 in June 2006.
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>This has made a great horn for me.  Everyone that plays it likes it a 
>LOT as well.  Good luck, and let us know what you decide on.
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>Doug
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