[Dixielandjazz] Mini Trombone/Slide Trumpet

[Ron L'Herault]

Sam Ash sells a Slide trumpet and it is less expensive than the
Jupiters.

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?SKU=JBSTP180X



-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Larry
Walton Entertainment - St. Louis
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 3:03 PM
To: Robert Smith; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Mini Trombone/Slide Trumpet

I have a friend that plays trombone who has one.  It resides on his wall
in 
the living room most of the time and he is also a Shrine clown.  His
name, 
until they made him change it, was Horney the clown.  He plays it when
he 
gets dressed up for parades and such.  Sounds like the perfect use for
an 
almost impossible instrument.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Smith" <robert.smith at tele2.no>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 4:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Mini Trombone/Slide Trumpet


> Yes, Steve, I've played a slide trumpet. In theory, it's the perfect 
> trumpet because you can get almost every note in tune, something you
can't 
> do with a valve trumpet. In practice, however, real life is a
different 
> story. The intervals on the slide are so close together that you
almost 
> need a micrometer to place the slide correctly. From the open position
to 
> the first position is a touch more than 1½ inches (equivalent to
pushing 
> the second valve down on a conventional trumpet).
>
> It's good fun to play such an instrument, especially for a trombonist,
but 
> you will need a lot of practice to play it perfectly.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bob Smith
>
>
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