[Trombone-l] Extra low valve settings

[Keith Marr]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
> With a Bb - F - D in-line set-up, one does not play the two valves 
> together.   The D is a separate valve to make it speak the most clearly 
> and quickly. Not my way of doing things - to my mind this gives up much of 
> the advantage of the in-line valves, for just a little gain, but to each 
> his own.
>
>
This is what I thought when I initially came across this configuration. D 
isn't all that far down the slide on an F valve if you want to play it on 
one valve after all. Losing the Gb valve is something most in-line players 
would miss badly. I suppose there is some advantage in being able to play B 
and Bb on one valve assuming there's enough slide positions to play the 
latter) but, referring to my comment in another post, that still leaves Ab 
and G s either two-valve or pedal in Mahler 6 where they're meant to be 
really loud.

Cheers!

Keith in Bb/F/D
Bass Trombone: St Albans Symphony Orchestra and Page Three Big Band
Soloist: Alto, tenor and bass trombones