[Trombone-l] Eastman Winds trombones

[Eric & Candice Swanson]

Daniel Pliskin wrote:

>
>I have an old Eastman trombone, which is due to become a hanging planter.  
>The plating is coming off of the slide and the inside of the bell section is 
>also pealing.  Why they plated the inside of the bell section is beyond me, 
>but it makes a horrid sound when the flakes of plating get into the slide.
>
>It is a beautiful shape, though and will make a beautiful planter, hanging 
>by its slide crook.
>
>  
>

Dan,

I don't think this is the same Eastman trombone if yours is "old".  
Eastman Strings/ Eastman Winds has only been making trombones for about 
the last year or two since they bought the Beijing factory.  I would 
assume that yours may be an old stencil horn from years ago and not a 
one year old Eastman Winds trombone.  The confusion is very 
understandable.  Myself and several of my colleagues have played the new 
Eastman trombones and we all think they play very well.

Eric Swanson