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Post #105,749 by Ashton 6/11/03 4:08:55 PM Reply	Suggestion - Might do better on eBay; 225 could get a decent used (sometimes hardly at all) horn. Possibly a known brand. I drop in periodically and note that the original Vincent Bach horns fetch stellar prices, even their secondary models for students - but others, not so pricey. In general though, the new 'student grade' made for lo- lo- competitive prices, do not strike me as best bang/buck. Hell, my first "own" horn was gotten at a NYC pawn shop, a French brand I think I've forgotten (Not a Selmer! which is also made in USA for some time) Mainly, the point is: the better grades also spend the most time hand-lapping the valves into the casings. Break-in mates them even better - and they stay that way for a long long time. Only Pros can "wear out" valves, over decades of use. If interested later, could suggest a few to look for. Ashton
Post #105,750 by admin 6/11/03 4:13:46 PM Reply	OT: brass instruments... I have a 50? 60? year old Olds trombone played by my late grandfather. "Octagon" slide. He was asked to play with Tommy Dorsey at one point... when I hear trombone like my grandfather played, I wish I had practiced more... Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #105,804 by Ashton 6/12/03 3:27:40 AM Reply	Oooohhh No slide trombone adept, but I think I recall the octagonal-slides being memorable (which today means 'collectible') - nice you're keeping yours. If you audition some turn-of(last)-century stuff, Sousa's Band, Herbert L. Clarke and others - Arthur Pryor was the legendary slide-trombone virtuoso, accomplishing what most believed only keyed instruments might. If interested, try to find "Variations on The Bluebells of Scotland" [Arban] - for one selection as will demonstrate his reputation. Dunno whether his slides were round or octy, but it seems to me hard to swage close tolerances on the inner or outer - all things considered. The circle represents God. Ashton
Post #105,810 by admin 6/12/03 8:02:54 AM Reply	Yes, I've heard Pryor. My grandfather could play like that... amazing. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #105,876 by Ashton 6/12/03 5:13:12 PM Reply	Hmmm 'skip a generation' Might wee Duncan have some trombone genes yet to flourish? (Sergei Nakarikov could use a duet partner on trumpet --> fleugel, in a few years. Wynton is solidly into jazz, though he can do Everything, too) ie: More Musicians / fewer Gunners. (or designers of such) Ashton
Post #105,879 by admin 6/12/03 5:17:44 PM Reply	He definitely has the music genes... He's a piano player right now. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #105,868 by mhuber 6/12/03 4:33:23 PM Reply	Dropping in in eBay You don't have to - you can set up a search and eBay will email you every time one of the things you are searching for shows up. I did that for brass penguins - I had one to sell. Now, for some reason, I'm too amused at the almost daily report of brass pengiuns being auctioned off to shut it down. Yeah, getting my head examined is on the calendar... ---- Sometime you the windshield, sometime you the bug...
Post #105,869 by admin 6/12/03 4:38:10 PM Reply	ROFL Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #105,877 by Ashton 6/12/03 5:14:26 PM Reply	{metallic chortle}

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