[Trombone-l] Contra question

[Price Taylor]

I like it - just make sure it's tied on well...probably a little technique
involved.  That's recession thinking though!

Price



On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Daniel Pliskin <daniel_pliskin at hotmail.com
> wrote:

>
>
>
> 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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