[Trombone-l] Jazz Cimbasso

[Harlan Feinstein]

On Mar 12, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Daniel Pliskin wrote:

> Is playing cimbasso all that different from playing other valved  
> brass instruments?
>
> I know it's odd shaped and it seems to be more cylindrical than  
> euphoniums.  But can anyone low brass valve player, who can afford  
> one, pick up a cimmasso and play it?


Can't speak from personal experience, but yeah, should be able to.  I  
think they're typically pitched in F or G, usually have 4 valves.   
Don't think it's in the tuba family, more like a baritone horn,  
though roughly the same bore as bass trombone. (Correct me if I'm  
wrong on any of these counts)

I imagine the parts are in concert key?

--Harlan