[Trombone-l] Doubling on Bass

[Jeff Marcilliat]

Awesome. Thanks! I've checked with A&G but I'll see what Best Music  
has to say.


~Jeff
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On May 18, 2009, at 11:00 AM, Daniel Pliskin  
<daniel_pliskin at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
> I play my peashooters with a reamed-out Bach 3.  You can certainly  
> go bigger with a large-bore tenor.
>
> I know bass trombones are relatively expensive, but you're still  
> going to grow into the instrument.  Your genre will change, the tone  
> you're after will change, you'll probably want a different actuator  
> setup for the attachments.  The chance that you'll wind up with a  
> bass trombone that will serve you for the next 20 years is remote.   
> That's not necessarily a bad thing.  You can buy an instrument that  
> serves you now and switch to something else later on.
>
> You're in the Bay Area, so try:
>
> Best Music in Oakland
> A & G music in Oakland
> Hornucopia, in San Carlos
>
> Best Music and/or A & G might be able to rent you a bass trombone,  
> so that you could get your embouchure together, while looking for  
> something to buy.  Hornucopia sells used instruments, and may have  
> something.  A&G and Hornucopia also have good repair people.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> DanP
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: jeffmarcilliat at mac.com
> > To: trombone-l at samford.edu
> > Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 23:03:08 -0700
> > Subject: [Trombone-l] Doubling on Bass
> >
> > Hello trombone world -
> >
> > I've been on this list for years but this is my first post! I need  
> to
> > start doubling on bass rather quickly. At IU I went the other route
> > and learned alto. While I'm trying my best to find a bass in the Bay
> > Area, what is a good mouthpiece for my tenor (Shires .547) that  
> would
> > facilitate the lower range a little better? I've been working in the
> > low register this week on my Bach 4G, but feel like bigger equipment
> > could help immensely.
> >
> > Also, what are the best bass trombones out there? The Conn 62 HCL
> > caught my eye. I just need something that plays easily and has both
> > valves. Hoping to hear from you guys. Thanks! And if you know
> > somewhere that rents basses in SF, let me know!!
> >
> > - Jeff Marcilliat
> > San Francisco
> >
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