[Trombone-l] Plunger Mute question...

[Tom Izzo]

David, Keith, and all,


--- On Tue, 1/6/09, David W. Buckley <davebuckley at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> From: David W. Buckley <davebuckley at cogeco.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Plunger Mute question...
> To: "Keith Marr" <epigraph55 at hotmail.co.uk>, "Trombone List" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
> 
> Maybe someone will tell me how a tuba player can use a
> plunger mute?
> 

Well................

P.D.Q. Bach "wrote" a piece, I believe the title is "Divertimento for 2 Flutes and Discontinuo".
The "dis"continuo part is tambourine & tuba.
In the 2nd mov't (again I'm running on memory, here). The Tuba is to use a a plunger made from a garbage can lid. The tambourinist is to operate it.
So there is a precedent for a Tubist using a "plunger". LOL

Tom

> Dave.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith Marr"
> <epigraph55 at hotmail.co.uk>
> To: "Trombone List"
> <trombone-l at samford.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Plunger Mute question...
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> Trust Tom to have four sizes - nice to know some things in
> life never 
> change!
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> Regarding the
> Jolly Ball (a toy for horses I think) someone recommended
> that on list a few 
> years ago for bass trombone and I
> ordered one. (There's a discussion in the 2003 archive.
> Dan Pliskin
> used one at that time.) Didn't know they came in
> different sizes and
> the stores who supplied me sent the biggest - it was a
> 10"er! I reckon
> it would work on a contra or even a tuba!
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> My first post of 2009, so happy new year to you all!
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> Keith in Bb/F/D
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> > Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:10:44 -0800
> > From: contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com
> > To: boneman88 at sbcglobal.net; jeffalbert.smb at gmail.com
> > CC: trombone-l at samford.edu
> > Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Plunger Mute question...
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> > Hey guys there are more than two sizes!
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Jeff Albert
> <jeffalbert.smb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > but I
> > > think that one ended up with my trumpet playing
> stepson.
> >
> > How come he doesn't use the "Trumpet"
> model?
> > The plunger that non-musicians would call the bathtub
> size, is only 3" 
> > accross.
> >
> > I personally have all four "sizes", but as a
> doubler, I need them all.
> > 3" for Trumpet (and Sop Trb).
> > 5+" for small Tenors (never had a call for
> plunger on Alto LOL)
> > 6" for large Tenors, & the H&B model for
> Bass Trb. The rubber ones just 
> > don't cut it on bells over 9".
> >
> > Tom
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