[Trombone-l] Duo Gravis -- what model???

[Tom Izzo]

--- emrose79 at sonic.net wrote:

> When I was in high school, I found it odd that a
> tenor (.547) was bigger 
> than a bass (.536)
> 
> 
Everything is relative, of course.
My Boosey G Bass (a minor third lower than a modern
Bb/F/whatever 2nd valve) is a .535 Bass, yet 42B's,
4B's, 88H's etc are .547 Tenors.
When most of us were in High School, Ignorant
(ignorant of Trombones, anyway) band directors called
any Trombone with even 1 valve, a Bass.
Calling it one doesn't make it so.
With my students I use the analogy of a bicycle: if
you put 2" wide tires on a 10-speed bike, is that a
mountain bike? of course, not.

What we now call Symphonic Tenors (.547 bores) were
bigger than Bass Trombones as recently as 100 years
ago. A lot of us even use 88H's or 42B's as Bass
Trombones when playing 3rd parts in Beethoven or
Mozart. It just makes sense.

Tom

> 
> Eric & Candice Swanson wrote:
> 
> >Earl Needham wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>>The Dou Gravis refers to the 6B.  The 7B and 8B
> were different animals
> >>>with in-line valves that came along later.
> >>>
> >>>Eric Swanson
> >>>   
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>        There are a good number of people that
> call all three "Duo 
> >>Gravis", especially on tromboneforum.org -- thus I
> was confused.
> >>
> >>        
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Earl,
> >
> >Well, you know there are a good number of people
> that call an 88H a bass 
> >trombone.  It doesn't make them right. :-)
> >
> >Eric Swanson
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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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