[Trombone-l] Contra question

[Ray Horton]

emrose79 at sonic.net wrote:
> Listers: Has anyone of you that plays an F contra (or a G bass) used the 
> handle? Any problems?  I can barely reach 6th position, but I just can't 
> get used to the handle (on the contra). Fortunately, the double valves 
> almost eliminate the need, but...
>
> Ed
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In college I played an Eb/D sackbut with a handle.  I got pretty good at 
it - I held the slide normally, with the handle in  the bottom of my 
right hand, and sort of threw it out to the end of the handle when I 
needed sixth position (no seventh).


Raymond Horton