[Trombone-l] Curry m'pces? Good sounding altissimo tenor m'pces in general?

[sabutin]

Hello all...

A couple of questions...

1-Can anyone give me a rundown on Curry m'pces?

I tried a few yesterday at Dillon Music...found one that actually 
worked very well, although I am going to have to go back and check it 
out again because I had to leave to help a sick friend (7M or D, I 
forget now) ...but they seemed all in all to be quite a bit smaller 
than the Bachs whose numbering system they mimic to some degree.

11s, 12s, 7s, in various cup depths.

I can play the Bach 12 or 11 rims ranges quite easily, but my chop 
REALLY didn't fit into the 12 or 11 Currys.

Anybody?

2-Why am I trying m'pces?

I am looking for a one that locks in the altissimo range...above the 
12th partial... on my Shires .500 without sounding like a buzzsaw or 
having a bad blow in normal use.

I am using a NY 12C and/or a NY 11C on it now...both fine sounding 
and playing m'pces...but as I develop my altissimo range I am more 
and more dissatisfied with how they play in the upper partials. I can 
fairly consistently produce the notes through double C with no 
problem now...lots of volume, good sound (Whatever THAT means up 
there.)...but they are totally unlocked on my NY Bachs. I may as well 
be playing a good sounding kazoo.

Anybody know anything?

Either from personal experience or from observation of people who can 
lock up there.

Caveat...I HATE the general timbral characteristics of most so-called 
high range m'pces. I am a big horn player both by nature and 
experience, and when I play most small m'pces it sounds to me like I 
am playing with a metal straight mute in the horn. Plus most of them 
really deteriorate both in their sounds and the way they play in the 
ranges below middle Bb. That's why I am using the NY Bachs. They 
sound big as a house throughout the main ranges of the tenor trombone 
and they are totally "playable" down through the 2nd partial as well.

Any ideas?

Thanks...

Sam