[Trombone-l] When to use what instrumentation

Wayne Dyess texastbone at gt.rr.com
Thu Nov 8 14:57:22 CST 2007


As I mentioned in my reply regarding Alex's post...  I don't have a  
problem with range... but I do sound more relaxed on that high Eb on  
the alto than I do on my 88H.

Duh.

SOUND.  Always a good measuring stick.

--Wayne



On Nov 8, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Daniel Pliskin wrote:

> >
> > My rule of thumb is, if I'm having trouble with a high Eb (or other
> > "high" note)... reach for the alto.
> >
>
> I expected to get a higher range, when I went to alto.  But it  
> didn’t happen until I also went to a considerably smaller  
> mouthpiece.  Perhaps a smaller mouthpiece on a small-bore tenor  
> would be another solution.
>
>
>
> DanP



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