[Trombone-l] Contra question

[Walter Barrett]

The Alexander is the only one I can think of with a slide long enough  
to need a handle.

On May 21, 2009, at 11:36 PM, Eric Swanson wrote:

>
> On May 21, 2009, at 4:03 PM, emrose79 at sonic.net wrote:
>
>> Everyone: Thanks for your thoughts. My contra is, I think, "standard"
>> F/C/Db/A (or is that F/CC/DDb/AA), so I guess I'll get by without the
>> handle. The problem I could see is that the handle is loose enough to
>> hit the slide if I'm not careful (not that I'm EVER not careful!)
>> Being
>> a two-axis joint, it swings quite a bit. My "other" problem is that
>> "I'm
>> still learning" (I use that line often).
>>
>>
>
> Ed,
>
> Sounds like you might want to remove the handle (or have it removed)
> to prevent damaging the slide.  What brand of horn is this, anyway?
>
> Eric Swanson
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Walter Barrett

"...French horns have about the same length of tubing as the human  
intestinal tract, and both frequently offer similar products."
	- Chris Waage

Alto, tenor, bass trombones
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