[Trombone-l] Doubling on Bass

[Price Taylor]

Re: Schilke 59 and fitting the receiver - I'm very familiar with this
issue.  The older Schilke mouthpieces had the Remington shank (which fit
older Conns and some euphoniums/baritones).  The Remington shank is easy to
identify, it's about 1/2 inch longer than than usual.  The newer Schilkes -
I believe made in the last 2 years or so - are now are made with the
standard Morse taper, with the longer taper a special order.

I got new inner slide tubes for my 1959 Conn 88H earlier this year, and I
had to convert to newer mouthpieces since the leadpipe is a standard Conn
leadpipe and is different than the old one.

My new bread and butter is a Ferguson 1 Tenor (5G-ish...), nice mouthpiece
available from hornguys.com  It might be on the small side for you monster
mouthpiece guys! =)

Price


On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:06 AM, John Burton <John.Burton at johnburton.org>wrote:

> Personal preferences ...
>
> 1. I don't double on bass, I double on tenor.  Prime instrument is my bass.
> 2. Schilke 59 for the MP.
> 3. Bach 503B for the horn.
>
> Note, check your mouthpiece (whatever horn you buy) for proper fitting in
> the receiver.  I had to have Schilke turn my MP down a bit to fit the Bach
> receiver.  Most mouthpiece sources will do this.  I've used
> http://www.mouthpieceexpress.com/catalog/index.php for most of my
> mouthpiece purchases.  They'll turn a mouthpiece down if you ask them to.
>  And do a FINE, PROFESSIONAL job.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> ~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=
>
> john burton
> Bach 50B3 Bass Trombone
> Kanawha Valley Community Band / Slide-by-Slide
> South Charleston, West Virginia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Marcilliat [mailto:jeffmarcilliat at mac.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:03 AM
> To: trombone-l at samford.edu
> 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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