[Trombone-l] Extra low valve settings

[thetubameister@adelphia.net]

The D slide included with the Weril is an option; it comes Gb (though it could be a misprint of G/Gb as well...

The additional weight does add some mass and projection, and some noted players have used it, or an even longer C slide (Ed Anderson leaps to mind).  It also opens the D partial opan as a single valve partial, and you can obliterate the musicians and hall in front of you like you were armed with a WMD.

You do lose the options afforded the single Gb paddle, something dependent bass players are used to and don't mind.

A D slide is also available from Edwards, and You used to be able to get them from Bach too; now, who knows...

J.c.S. (who also dislikes the weight - but you look cool holding one!).


---- Dennis Clason <dclason at nmsu.edu> wrote: 
> I guess you'd do it because you like the extra weight.
> 
> Actually, if you're playing extensively on both valves (in D), you get 
> less resistance if you retune the finger paddle to D.  The combination 
> is then either a flat B or sharp Bb (call it what you like -- it's not 
> in-tune).
> 
> Personally:
> (1)  I don't like the extra weight.
> (2)  I really dislike losing the Gb, C, B in the staff with the finger 
> paddle.
> (3)  I don't find the tuning very useful at all.  That being the case,
> (4)  I really, really don't like the extra weight.
> 
> Keith Marr wrote:
> > Occasionally I see valve settings whereby the Gb valve can be tuned down to D. There's a couple of questions I have about that:
> >
> > 1 Why would you do this? The second valve must have a heck of a resistance.
> >
> > 2 With the Gb valve tuned to D what is the result of the combination of both valves. Must be very low and a real lung-burster.
> >
> > One imagines the possibility of pedal tones down off the bottom of the piano register. (Yes, I know you can do this anyway with false tones - stop showing off!)
> >
> > Although these are usually custom tuning arrangements for individuals I see the Weril Gagliardi comes with a D crook for the second valve as standard issue.
> >
> > Enquiring minds need to know.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Keith in Bb/F/D
> > Bass Trombone: St Albans Symphony Orchestra, Page Three Big Band and 
> > Mid Herts Jazz Orchestra
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> Dennis L. Clason, Ph.D.
> University Statistics Center
> New Mexico State University
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