[Trombone-l] that blary, edgy sound.........

[Fred Hudson]

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From: "Eric Swanson" <boneman88 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Trombone List" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
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Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] that blary, edgy sound.........


>
>>> Could be wrong here, but I really don't think it's a reamed out
>>> mouthpiece that'll make an 'edgy' sound.
>>
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>
> Not even sure who recommended what at this point, but what I don't
> remember seeing is that if you want a bright (edgy) sound a shallow
> mouthpiece should do the trick. A Bach 7C instead of a 7 will give
> you a brighter sound, more edge, and make the high range a little
> easier overall.  I'm not sure that I would even say that a "blary"
> sound would be something that I would find desirable in a trombone
> tone, it sounds more like you're out of control at that point.  But a
> nice edge is good on jazz, rock, latin, etc.
>
> Eric Swanson


I agree with this approach 100% - I use a New York Bach 7C with my 3B and 
like the "Big Band" sound. I tried a 6 3/4 C which has a smaller throat than 
the 7C and hated the "blary edgy" sound I got, but from all the discussion 
maybe that is the desired sound for some genres.

Fred H