[Trombone-l] 51 positions of the trombone?

[Peter W. Schroth]

Howard Spindel wrote:

You're actually agreeing with me.  You refer to positions as adjusted 5th or 6th, rather than positions 37 and 42 (or whatever they would be).

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Yes, I think we agree, except that Professor McDunn didn't call them positions 37 and 42 either.  His chart makes this clear:

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/trombonestudio/Pages/For_Thinking.htm

His book and his chart were very helpful to me a long time ago, so I plan to dig through my stuff and try to find the book again sometime soon.

By the way, if there are about 51 or maybe 76 trombones ... I mean positions on a straight trombone, how many are there on a bass trombone with two valves?

Peter W. Schroth