[Dixielandjazz] Valve Trombones

[Robert Smith]

Thanks, David

I can see the point of the folded slide trombone when introducing youngsters 
to the instrument, and who haven't got the reach for a standard tenor 
trombone. Apart from being (I imagine) cumbersome to handle, the slide 
movements are very small (as in the slide trumpet), and given the weight of 
a double slide, would be difficult to position accurately.

I found Bob Beecher's home page very interesting - thanks very much for the 
tip. I have, in fact, played two valve instruments for short whiles. In 1969 
I played a euphonium for a half season, and in the mid-1970's I played 
French Horn in our local symphony orchestra on Tuesday evenings, and slide 
trombone in our Symphonic Wind Band on Wednesday evenings. Since 1947 when I 
first produced a note on the slide trombone, my only two aberrations are the 
ones noted above.

Cheers

Bob