[Trombone-l] extreeme high pitched vintage German trombone

[Hugo García Sampedro]

Hello

What kind of system has that german trombone to attach
the slide to the bell section? It's a regular one with
a "nut" (like bach or conn for instance) or it has a
little clamp with a screw? 

Concerning German trombones I'm familiar with this
second system... also I have seen some of them with a
very long  "left slide tube" (the returning one)...
around 10cm (or more) longer than the right one, that
attaches the bell section also in a much LONGER
position than USA style horns do... so I'm guessing if
that trombone is not missing something in there to be
so bad tuned... It’s difficult to imagine that G.
Alexander (Mainz) made something "out of tune"... 

Another possibility (but it's difficult to figure
without a picture at least) is to add something there
(in the slide / bell joint area) to put it back in
tune again... the same kind of tuning system that some
trumpets have (schilke?)...  and that (if possible)
wouldn’t be a so "drastic" surgery for the horn!

Good Luck 
-Hugo GS


--- Eric & Candice Swanson <swan325 at earthlink.net>
escribió:

> dahmnoyes at tampabay.rr.com wrote:
> 
> >I recently purchased a G. Alexander (Mainz)
> trombone made supposedly in the 70's.  There is no
> tuning slide in either the bell section nor on the
> main slide.  Although this horn has one of the
> prettiest sounds that I've every experienced, it is
> extremely high pitched--so much so that the
> positions need to be played down one full position
> to get them in tune.  This leaves you with no 7th
> position, those notes almost being able to be played
> again in 1st.  My question to the list community is
> this: how can I salvage this horn?  I'm thinking of
> having a tuning slide built into the bell section,
> like most every other trombone has--but I'm afraid
> of messing with the taper that's helping to produce
> this sweet sound.  I'd really like to have someone
> customize a slide for this horn with a built in
> tuning slide...but I'm ignorant as to who could do
> such a thing for a decent price.  Any thoughts?
> >  
> >
> 
> Since it sounds like it is unplayable the way it is,
> you don't have 
> anything to lose.  You could probably install a
> tuning slide in the bell 
> section which could also lower the pitch of the horn
> down to A440.  It 
> would be difficult but not impossible for a really
> good repair 
> technician.  Another, easier, way to go would be to
> add a tuning slide 
> to the end of the hand slide.  Might be a little
> slide heavy that way, 
> but could be fairly easy and cheap if you can find
> parts the right size.
> 
> Eric Swanson
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