[Dixielandjazz] Slide trumpets v. slide trombones

[Robert Smith]

Hello Bob

I do, indeed, characterise the slide trombone as a slide trumpet. The two instruments are similar, just an octave apart. Both have parabolic boring as opposed to the conical boring of most other brass instruments (cornets, euphoniums, tubas, etc.). The reason we trombonists don't think of our beloved instrument as a member of the slide trumpet family is, of course, that the slide trumpet is rarely used. I wonder if this is because the slide positions are so close together.

The conical boring is the reason we don't have slide cornets nor slide euphoniums.