[Trombone-l] Contra question

[Daniel Pliskin]

It won't be the first time I've been guilty of over-thinking, but here goes.

What of you tied a string between the hand-slide cross-member than somewhere on the trombone that's stationary.  You could throw the slide out to seventh position and yank it back, afterward.

Flame on

DanP



> From: boneman88 at sbcglobal.net
> Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 00:03:38 -0500
> To: trombone-l at samford.edu
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Contra question
> 
> On May 20, 2009, at 5:13 PM, 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,
> 
> In school at UNT, I played a couple semesters on the F bass sackbut  
> which had no valves and did have a handle to reach 7th position.  I  
> don't recommend using the handle if you can avoid it.  Once you smack  
> yourself in the chops a few times coming back into first position  
> using the handle you'll see why.  It hurts like hell.
> 
> I am learning to play the F "contra" now using a horn with two  
> valves.  If the valves are pitched correctly, you shouldn't have to  
> go past 5th position so you shouldn't need a handle.  The possible  
> exception, I guess, is if your slide is long enough to have 7  
> positions, you could play the Bartok gliss.  You'd probably need the  
> handle to reach the low B without using valves.
> 
> I got the play the Kanstul contra out at Ferguson's two weeks ago.   
> The horn is pitched in F/C/Db/A and low Gb was reachable in an easy  
> 5th-ish position with no handle (it doesn't have a handle).
> 
> I say loose the handle except for playing those B to F glisses.
> 
> Eric Swanson
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