[Trombone-l] 10" bass bells

[Tom Izzo]

I don't have a 10", Bob,
But I have Basses with
8", 8.5", 9.5", and 10.5".
 
The 8" is on a G Bass (.535 bore, Silver plated)
Save that one for a different discussion.
 
My 8.5" is a Bach 50B with a 42 bell. The bell is unlacquered & gold annealed. I use this when I need a true bass for late Mozart, or Brahms era.
My 9.5" is a Bach 50T2. It's a heavy yellow brass, with HW slide. I use this for standard Orchestral Bass Trb fare.
My 10.5" is a Bach 50B2L. The bell is lightweight & Gold plated. I use this for rare Big Band work, and the ocassional outdoor Pops concerts or, if the Orchestra needs 2 Basses, & I'm playing the lower part of the two.
 
I like all the diffrent sounds these different combinations bring to the table. If I was starting out now or in the last 10 years or so, I might just have gone with several removeable bells on one instrument, but I've been playing Bass Trombone longer than companies have offered interchangable parts.
 
Tom
 

--- On Thu, 4/2/09, bonemstr at america.net <bonemstr at america.net> wrote:

Listers,

I'd like to hear why folks choose/reject a 10" bell. If you use one or  
liked the sound when you tried it, perhaps you would share more  
details about the alloy and treatment as well as why you like it/what  
benefits, etc. Some say it is really a larger sound. others say it  
looses core. What's your experience.

Thanks,

Bob Devine
Roswell/Atlanta, GA
An 'All Shires' family


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