[Dixielandjazz] more for trombonists....

[James Butler]

I've been playing King 2B's for years on is a 1954 model and the other a
1958 model Best Dixieland horns I ever played and I have had 3B's;Urbie
Green Martin,Conn 48 H Constellation,Olds Recording Yamaha YS-897Z. Always
liked the Connbest for big band work when I played lead. Never had a chance
to try an Edwards,Lawler,Shiers,Marcinkiewicz,XO,Jupiter or any of the
numerous brands out there. Ed Hubble plays a Williams which was quite a
leap coming off of an Olds with the tuning slide in the slide like Vic
Dickenson played for a long time. I had the slide doctor do the 2b slides
and one of the horns he told me was the best one he had ever worked on. A
real keeper.

JIm Butler

On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 6:58 AM, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

> After having played 2 gigs on my new Yamaha, I am wondering how a lot of
> trombonists insist on playing older horns.  This YSL891Z is supposedly the
> improvement of the YSL691 model.  There is such a monstrous difference
> between the older horn & this new one, it is unbelievable.
>
> I found myself dying to get off of the break between sets so I could play
> more!  And, now I have 3 days off before another 5 nites of gigs, I'm
> anxious to get back into it.
>
> I strongly suggest that those that are lucky enough to have places where
> they can try out new horns to get out there & do it, even if you're not
> looking to buy.  Technology has gotten into all of this, and the response
> of
> this newer horn is amazing.  The lack of back-pressure is astonishing.
> Ok...I am having to feel my way around with that a bit, as some notes are
> coming out that weren't the notes I was prepared to hear, but that is just
> a
> matter of getting used to the different pressure thing.
>
> I already mentioned the slide problem I had, but that is something that can
> be worked out, as in my case with the talent of the Slide Doctor in
> Georgia.
> It is the response of the horn & the great balance that are the plus in
> this
> equation.
>
> I have a trombonist friend in the Philly Pops who was amazed that I was
> buying a new horn at age 74.  Since I tend to get a new horn every 8 to 10
> yrs, I hope to be able to buy several more horns before checking out the
> "heavenly" stock of instruments!   And, each new one seems to get that much
> better.  It's exciting!   :>
>
> Jim
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