[Dixielandjazz] [Trombone-l] Trombone inspirations

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Dear Mr. Smith :

We here at the drum factory have received your letter describing the 
malfunctioning parts on your Trombone, how very unforunate.

Under separate cover we have mailed you a bottle of Super Glue 
guaranteed to bond anything permanently, use a drop or two of it on all 
those pesky moving parts and it should eliminate any further strange 
noises and discomforting sounds from being emitted.

Please be careful however and not get any of this scientific breakthru 
substance on your fingers as it could greatly impair your typing skills 
on the computer keyboard. :))

Cheers,

Tom,      I can fix anything with Super Glue or Duct Tape. :))



-----Original Message-----
From: robert.smith at tele2.no
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 2:03 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] [Trombone-l] Trombone inspirations

   Bob,

My trombone has five moving parts:
1) The slide for changing a Bb instrument progressively to an A 
instrument,
to an Ab instrument, to a G instrument, and so on;
2) The tuning slide for bringing the original Bb in tune with the other
(usually out-of-tune) instruments;
3) The locking screw to prevent curious people from dropping the slide;
4) The joining screw to hold the two halves of the instrument securely 
in
position;
5) The spit valve.

Although basically a Bb instrument with the slide in the innermost 
position,
the D above middle Bb has to be adjusted by the slide by about a ½ cm, 
and
the F above Bb has to be adjusted by about 1 cm.
In addtion, the G above middle Bb is best obtained with the slide about 
3-4
cm out instead of the 4th position at about 25 cm out.
To get the D above bottom Bb the slide has to be moved to the 4th 
position.

Aren't guitars and banjos the easiest with no moving parts once 
somebody has
tuned them for the student player?

Cheers

Bob Smith


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