manedible Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 ....actually, trombones only know seven positions..... :P True, true. But if you want to get technical, we know all the ones in between, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 ....actually, trombones only know seven positions..... :P And very rarely use 2 or 3 of them. ^0^ OK trivia time, I'm 49 and got my first Old student trombone in the fourth grade so roughly 1965. Blasted thing was expensive as it cost $150. Following year a friend took up trombone and was his parents PO'ed that the price jacked up to $159, talk about inflation. :P My sister also learned to play on it and the horn is at her place. No lacquer left on it but still plays. Think the original Olds '3' mouthpiece is in my cellar somewhere. Bought a ca. 1940 one valve Bari a few years ago and it came with the original mouthpiece. Yep, also a '3' this time made by Conn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR_ducky Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I was a trombone player before I marched. I marched in the 80s when we used 2 valve G bugles. I aged out in 90 thank god! I wouldn't have known what to do with that third valve. A third valve just seemed like a way to make an already heavy horn heavier. Ironically, I started on trombone, and now all I own is a 2 valve G bugle LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_itsnotadash Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I played euphonium and only euphonium.... ok ok... well... baritone in 05. YES THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE CONCERT HALL AS WELL!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPUEuph5 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I started on trombone back in elementary and then officially switched over to baritone and euphonium in 8th grade and ever since I have been primarily a euphonium player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Trumpet here. Picked up my first low brass instrument at a corps camp in 1990, and never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dckid80 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 1. Started with the baritone in 7th grade. 2. Learned the trombone in 9th do I could play in the jazz band and orchestra. 3. Then I learned the bari bugle for corps(v/r). 4. Learned tuba in 12th grade to help out the band on a couple of songs. 5. Back to bari in college. 6. Bari now for mini-corps. I currently own THE legendary 2 valve King G and a Conn 19I euph. Got both off of Ebay for $500 each and both are in pristine condition. Using a Dynasty 3 valve Bb in minicorps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I was a trombone player before I marched.I marched in the 80s when we used 2 valve G bugles. I aged out in 90 thank god! I wouldn't have known what to do with that third valve. A third valve just seemed like a way to make an already heavy horn heavier. Ironically, I started on trombone, and now all I own is a 2 valve G bugle LOL That's one thing that I coulld never figure out (hey, I was just a dumb snare drummer), but I can't understand why they dumped the two valve architecture. Most brass players that I knew loved it. It was capable of full chromatic range and required only two fingers instead of three. They were probably designed with the "KISS" system in mind, and they worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR_ducky Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 That's one thing that I coulld never figure out (hey, I was just a dumb snare drummer), but I can't understand why they dumped the two valve architecture. Most brass players that I knew loved it. It was capable of full chromatic range and required only two fingers instead of three. They were probably designed with the "KISS" system in mind, and they worked. While they did have a full chromatic range, the whole range varied wildly in intonation LOL Some notes on the 2 valves are not, and never would be in tune. You had a thumb ring on one of the tuning slides to try and compensate on the fly, but it was not very accurate. This is why basically every show ever written for G bugles is in the key of G or F. The two valve G bugles were very limiting, but I still loved them and thought they were one of things that made corps unique. Right now there is a big discussion over electronics, I can remember in the late 80s when people never thought there was a chance of going to 3 valves much less Bflat. I will always prefer the sound of the old G horns. although I hear that Kanstul is going to produce Bflat Bugles which should help a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockthebus09 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I was a clarinet player. I hated clarinet so much that after I learned baritone for my first corps I dropped it and took up euphonium as a major instrument, and am now majoring in music ed on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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