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

[emrose79]

I agree... I've been using the 943 for about 7 years, and I like it...  
although I'm not a pro, nor do I play one on TV, nor do I even sound 
like one, nor do I.......... anyway... I like it.
Ed




eljaywhite at shaw.ca wrote:

>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
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>Moran, Doug wrote:
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>>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!
>>>
>>>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.
>>
>>Doug
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