[Trombone-l] D slide: An ageing bass trombonist with no imagination needs to know

[Tom Izzo]

--- Ray Horton <rayhorton at insightbb.com> wrote:
 
> 
> A few players, such as Ed Anderson, went one farther
> with the above 
> setup and tuned the second valve to C.  That makes
> for a lot of tubing 
> on the side of the bell!

Yes, Ed isn't the only one. My tuning on both of my
double valve Basses is
Bb/F/C & they're both dependant.
Personally (& I really mean that), it's the only
tuning that makes sense to me. Of course, when I
started, there wasn't such a thing as "independant"
valves. They were all dependant.

Tom

> 

Tom Izzo
Principal Trombonist, Bristol Renaissance Faire;
Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
Alto/Tenor/Bass/Contrabass Trombones, Tubas, Euphonium, Bass Trumpet, Electric Bass, Timpani & Percussion.
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