[Trombone-l] Looking For A Jazz Horn

[Patrick & Lisa Bates]

Just for interest's sake, the 606 slide will fit the 3B bell, as will the
605 slide and the 2B bell... not sure which one the original "Tempo" (nickle
plate with the curved bell brace) matches up with .
Patrick

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From: "Elliott Moxley" <edm5970 at earthlink.net>
To: "Patrick & Lisa Bates" <plbates at netrover.com>; "Jim Hale"
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Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Looking For A Jazz Horn


> Funny, I went the other way.  Back in the '70s, I had a 3B with trigger
> that developed some slide problems.  At one point, I felt like I was
> auditioning repairmen; no one could get it right.  I was playing a lot of
> dance gigs at the time, and needed a horn that I could rely on.  I wound
up
> with one of the earliest 606s, and no one in the band was the wiser.
Lots
> of compliments, in fact.  (Don't get them now-)
>
> My son started playing on that horn, and my wife eventually sold it to one
> of her students, who was converting over from euph.  The only problem it
> ever had was the plating on the stockings was starting to go, but only
> after about thirty years!   I'm not sure I'd go with one of the newer ones
> in the UGLY plastic case, though.   But one from the '70s or 80s should be
> fine.
>
> Currently I use a 6H for that kind of work, but an older Director should
be
> OK, and there are lots of them (and 606s) out there.
>
> EDM
>
> > If you're doing this short term, and want something REALLY chaep that's
> > closer to the right horn, pick up a king 606 or a conn Director.  Should
> be
> > able to find a decent playable horn for under a hundred bucks........
> > That said, I replaced my 606 that I bought for this purpose (37 bucks on
> > ebay with a good slide!) with a 3B........
> > Patrick
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