[Trombone-l] Finally!

[ElShaddai Edwards]

Sorry, I'm coming to the conversation a bit late... a guy I play with in our
church's worship band just picked up a '45 2B and I have to admit that the
tone and balance are outstanding. The regular 'bones in our worship band now
are this '45 2B and a '47 Reynolds Professional (me). The 2B sounded a touch
livelier than the Reynolds to my ears - really nice and clear.

Congratulations!
ElShaddai Edwards


From: Earl Needham <needhame1 at plateautel.net>
To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:41:59 -0600
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Finally!
On the 8th, I wrote:
>       Finally!  After perhaps 30 years of wanting and looking, I have
scored
> an incredible acquisition -- a 1938 2B!  Just a matter of being in the
> right place at the right time.  In other words, "even a blind squirrel
> finds an acorn every once in a while"...
>
>       Bell is silver-plated -- is that original??? And has a nice gold
wash
> inside the bell.
>
>       It plays NICE.  Some small-bore trombones have to get into the high
> register, and EXTREME high register to sing -- this one has a nice rich
> tone all the way around -- high, low, and in between.  Now if only I
> still had something going we would be in business -- I think I'm going
> to have to take it with me in the 18-wheeler to get my chops going
> again!  I played a little tonight and felt about as stiff as cardboard
> -- I haven't even picked up a trombone for perhaps 10 months or more.

       Wow!  After 11 days, I can say that I am absolutely pleased with this
horn.  Oh, I'm sure there are things that others might not like, but I
don't get to play enough any more to even notice them, much less for
them to bother me.

       On thing, though -- the ORIGINAL mouthpiece was included with the
horn,
and I have been playing on it most of the time.  It feels SMALL, though,
and so I tried a Bach 6 1/2AL and a Griego 7 or some type -- both felt
better, but the sound just seemed absolutely dull with either of them,
so I went back to the original King mouthpiece -- the whole rig is out
in the truck just now, or I would check and see just which King
mouthpiece it is.

       Anyway -- I'm wondering what mouthpiece most people use on a 2B?
 Both
the Griego and the 6 1/2AL just seemed to be way, way too much for this
small bore trombone.  Am I wrong, or perhaps confused because I haven't
been playing enough the past few years?

       Thanks all,
       Earl
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