[Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary school player

[Steve Gamble]

Hello Ray,

They do add a little weight, but I never thought it was significant.
Back in college we took a student horn and put a set of Slide Savers on
it and proceeded to whack it against a chair, starting gently and
increasing the force.  It took quite a blow to cause the slide to work
like a typical student slide after it's been in the hands of a beginner
for a few weeks.  I always thought it was better to have a slide that
was a smidge heavier but still relatively smooth and even, than to have
one that hung up in a couple of spots.  So I kept a bunch of these
plastic sleeves on hand when I was teaching loads of beginners.  It's
amazing how much a kid can accomplish when the horn is working
consistently.  Of course they don't do much to protect the slide from
distorting when kids lean on their horns or sit on the cases.

Steve Gamble, Librarian
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
2175 N. 6th Ave.
Tucson, AZ  85705
520-792-9155 x118 office
520-792-9314 fax
520-991-7056 cell
sgamble at tucsonsymphony.org
www.tucsonsymphony.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Horton [mailto:rayhorton at insightbb.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:25 AM
To: Steve Gamble; Trombone List
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary school player

They always looked heavy to me.  Are they?


RBH


Steve Gamble wrote:
> DEG slide protectors work great.  
>
> Steve Gamble, Librarian
> Tucson Symphony Orchestra
> 2175 N. 6th Ave.
> Tucson, AZ  85705
> 520-792-9155 x118 office
> 520-792-9314 fax
> 520-991-7056 cell
> sgamble at tucsonsymphony.org
> www.tucsonsymphony.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu
> [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu] On Behalf Of Ray Horton
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:08 AM
> To: Dennis Clason
> Cc: Trombone List
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Trombone for new elementary school player
>
> I wonder if a small soft pad of some kind, stuck to the upper slide, 
> right where they always hit it with the bell, would be a good 
> precaution?  I often see a dent there, and/or a dent on the lower
slide 
> where they hit it on the front of their chairs. 
>
>
> Raymond Horton
>
>
> Dennis Clason wrote:
>   
>> And don't let them assemble a Bb trombone to be played with the left 
>> hand moving the slide!
>>
>> John Monroe wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> In our school district, kids start trombone in fifth grade.
>>>
>>> Even the most careful kid will be banging his horn around.  And in a
>>>       
>
>   
>>> group setting the most careful kid will be surrounded by LESS
careful
>>>       
>
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>>> kids!  So get something substantial.  And expect it to get dented.
>>>
>>> Also remember that kids are kids.  They have no idea how to assemble
>>>       
> a  
>   
>>> trombone, so be sure to show them.  Give them step by step  
>>> instructions and have them practice putting the horn together.  That
>>>       
>
>   
>>> will reduce the number of dents generated getting the horn in and
out
>>>       
>
>   
>>> of the case.
>>>
>>> John Monroe
>>>
>>> On Mar 4, 2009, at 7:06 AM, Price Taylor wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> I asked this a couple of days ago..but might have used the wrong e-

>>>> mail
>>>> address (I use multiple e-mails and consolidate them with Gmail).
>>>>
>>>> =====
>>>>
>>>> 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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