[Trombone-l] Baritone question

Tue Jan 20 15:51:19 CST 2009

Hm.  My Baritone is as much conical as my euph.  Only the valves are cylindrical.

My trombone, however, is almost 2/3 cylindrical.  Almost. Where'd you find a 2/3 conical "baritone"?

J.c.S.

---- Josh Kane <JKBone5723 at cox.net> wrote: 
> To answer your questions.
> 
> 1. Yes.
> 2. I try to use the same mouthpiece on both horns. Baritones and  
> Euphoniums ARE different. Baritones are 2/3 cylindrical and 1/3  
> conical, and euphoniums are 2/3 conical and 1/3 cylindrical. Most pro  
> euphoniums are large bore unless is a Willson, or some Bessons, they  
> have medium bore (euorpean). Marching baritones are either small bore  
> or large bores. Marching Euphoniums are large bores. But yes, wether  
> it's large bore or small bore, it's interchangable with trombone.
> 
> Josh Kane
> Trombone/Euphonium
> Providence, RI
> 
> On Jan 20, 2009, at 3:35 PM, horns at easeandluxury.com wrote:
> 
> > I apologize for a non-trombone post, but I thought there might be
> > enough crossover that people on the list might have answers (and
> > haven't found a better forum).
> >
> > 1) Is the fingering for the marching baritone the same as for the
> > regular baritone? As seen here:
> > http://www.veritas-online.com/edarchive/Euphonium.pdf (e.g., the Bb at
> > the bottom of the bass clef is open)
> >
> > 2) I've seen differing statements about mouthpiece sizes. Do baritones
> > (either sort) use small-shank mouthpieces, such as 12C?
> > If so, then it would be interchangable with trombone?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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