[Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary school player

[Moran, Doug]

My son started band this year in the 5th grade.  He started out on 
trumpet, but switched to trombone after a couple of months.

One of my friends had a King Liberty model from the late 1930's that I 
bought from him.  I compared the local music stores new and rental 
stock to this King Liberty, and the King was a far superior horn.  
Getting a good tone is easier on these old horns (important for concert 
of sound IMO), and they are tough enough to withstand the occasional 
clash with a chair leg or music stand.  I bought the King for $300 in 
great shape.

Look around (classifieds in your newspaper, Craigslist, etc.) and 
you'll find something.

Doug

On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Price Taylor wrote:

> Hello list, my youngest son is 10, in 4th grade, and is expressing an
> interest in playing the trombone - of course, that's great (I 
> think...)!
>
> I started playing in 5th grade but the current thinking now is 6th 
> grade - I
> think that's because the middle school has band?
>
> I was thinking that this summer might be a good time to get an early 
> start
> and begin playing.  Many years ago, I bequeathed my old King Cleveland 
> to my
> high school, that was my first trombone.  Guess I should have kept it, 
> it
> was pretty hard to hurt that horn.
>
> I'm looking for recommendations for a beginner's trombone - ideally
> something to last to 9th grade.  The Yamaha YSL-354 appears to be the 
> choice
> of many, although I have no experience with Yamaha trombones (I play a 
> Conn
> 88H and King 3B).
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks list!
>
> -Price
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