תשובה: [Trombone-l] Conn 73H bass trombone questions

[Eliezer Aharoni]

Hello Frank & Listers
Just looked into an old Conn catalog that features these models. According to my catalog (no date, propably describing older version of the 62H) also the 62H originally came out with Bb-F-E setup. The
D tuning slide might have come as an option. Both horns have the same design, except that the 62H has a red brass bell and the tuning slide in the bell
As is, the horn needs to be tuned to flat E (pulling your E tuning slide out) to get the low B in tune 
Looks there should not be a problem for an experiance repairman to build for you a D tuning slide. The repairman, though, will have to bend it to avoid a clash with the valve wrap. This can make the job somewat more expensive.
I'd recommnd also changing the 2nd trigger to be operated with the third finger, rather than leave it to operate by the thumb. Shifting the thumb between both triggers would be very inconveniant and will slow down on technical passages.
Funny you use the term "paddle" - I never encountered this term (in this context) before
Best Wishes
Eliezer Aharoni.

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מאת: Frank Doting <slideman59 at att.net>
תאריך: יום ד', יוני 17, 2009 5:34
נושא: [Trombone-l] Conn 73H bass trombone questions
אל: TROMBONE LIST <Trombone-l at samford.edu>

> I have recently acquired a very nice original condition Conn 73H 
> bass trombone.  It is the Bb/F/E configuration with the original 
> paddle arrangement.  The questions:
> 
> 1)  Can it be easily converted to the Bb/F/D configuration to be 
> the same as my Conn 62H?
> 2)  Have some had the paddle setup changed as the double paddle 
> use requires a lot of pressure.
> 
> Although it is a closed wrap instrument, the performance with the 
> F paddle is OK in my opinion.  Comments on this issue?
> 
> Regards, Grass Valley Frank
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