[Trombone-l] Always good to check out the horn a head of time

[John Burton]

There've been several times when I've taken a 9 foot length of hose with a good old kitchen funnel attached to one end and a Bach 1 1/2G on the other end.  You can REALLY sharpen your chops on a long road trip that way.  It doesn't make a lot of sound, but you can work on lip trills and basic wind management.
 
I suppose that I've collected one or two odd looks from the local constable, but never anything that I regretted.
 
I know one guy that has a length of hose coiled up under the front seat of his car, he 'practices' on nearly any long haul.  
 
Naturally, your mileage may vary
 
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john burton
Bach 50B3 Bass Trombone
Kanawha Valley Community Band / Slide-by-Slide
South Charleston, West Virginia

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From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu on behalf of Adrian Drover
Sent: Fri 10/31/2008 4:29 AM
To: contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com; Trombone-l at samford.edu; 'David Guion'
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Always good to check out the horn a head of time





> From: Tom Izzo
>
> No fair, David.
> Dennis Brain got great sound & intonation on all partials with a garden
> hose!


Yes, can't see the sense in buying expensive instruments.  Use a hose, Jose.

A.

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