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

[Tom Izzo]

--- On Tue, 6/16/09, Tom Izzo <contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Tom Izzo <contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Conn 73H bass trombone questions
> To: "Frank Doting" <slideman59 at att.net>
> Cc: "T-  List" <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:37 PM
> Frank,
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> --- On Tue, 6/16/09, Frank Doting <slideman59 at att.net>
> wrote:
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> > From: Frank Doting <slideman59 at att.net>
> > Subject: [Trombone-l] Conn 73H bass trombone
> questions
> > To: "TROMBONE LIST" <Trombone-l at samford.edu>
> > Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 9:34 PM
> > 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?
> 
> In a word, yes. Tho it's costly.
> 
> > 2)  Have some had the paddle setup changed as the
> > double paddle use requires a lot of pressure.
> 
> I have converted 1 Bach, & left 1 Bach in the double
> thumb paddle version. It's doable (Conn setup is similar to
> the Bach arr)
> 
> > 
> > Although it is a closed wrap instrument, the
> performance
> > with the F paddle is OK in my opinion.  Comments on
> > this issue?
> > 
> Just for clarification, if the F crook can pull to E, then
> you don't have a closed wrap, you have a standard wrap.
> There ARE 3 version. Standard, Open & Closed. Holton
> made some actual Closed wrap models. Closed because the
> crooks could not pull more than an inch. I'm sure there were
> otherr brands as well. But just because it's not an open
> wrap, does not mean it's a closed wrap. There is also the
> "standard" wrap, which is much more common the a real closed
> wrap.
> 
> Tom
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