What horn did Tommy Dorsey play? (bore/mouthpiece)
If he played several, which did he for "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"?
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Tommy Dorsey Trombone
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Re: Tommy Dorsey Trombone
Was it the King 2b?
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King 2b
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King 2B with a special mouthpiece (Almont). Schilke copied the Almont as their model 40 (it's really small -- probably why TD played everything so high).
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Re: Tommy Dorsey Trombone
The Schilke 42B is known as the "Dorsey model." (Don't know whether Tommy actually played one.)
But it is very small and light:
Contoured profile; Shallow cup; Cup I.D. 22.99mm / 0.905" ; throat 5.95mm / 0.234"
But it is very small and light:
Contoured profile; Shallow cup; Cup I.D. 22.99mm / 0.905" ; throat 5.95mm / 0.234"
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Re: Tommy Dorsey Trombone
The sheriff has one of TD's Almont mouthpieces they where made out of silver
His trombone was 2b sized but custom made friction fit, no slide lock and water key like the Jiggs model all gold plated
His trombone was 2b sized but custom made friction fit, no slide lock and water key like the Jiggs model all gold plated
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I seem to recall there were a number of these horns and King would prep and ship them from gig to gig so that all he had to do was reach for it and play. I think this was in a biography from years ago. But the older I get the more I mis-remember-make-things-up!
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Re: Tommy Dorsey Trombone
I remember reading somewhere long time ago that Dorsey also used a Conn 4H leadpipe on his King. Can anyone verify this?
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Re: Tommy Dorsey Trombone
I played a bell originally from Tommy Dorsey at Alan Kaplan's home.. It was a really tiny bell it was king but not 2b... Troath was really bigger... You can see the copy of this bell in the Kanstul Kaplan model...
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Re: Tommy Dorsey Trombone
He had a single tube 2B Liberty
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Re: Tommy Dorsey Trombone
Tommy Dorsey played a King Liberty 2-B.
7 1/4" bell.
Bore (upper) .481"; (lower) .491".
I don't know which mouthpiece he used but that trombone was shipped with a King M21.
7 1/4" bell.
Bore (upper) .481"; (lower) .491".
I don't know which mouthpiece he used but that trombone was shipped with a King M21.
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Single, not dual? That's interesting. Do you have a reference for this?
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Re: Tommy Dorsey Trombone
Dorsey's horn had a dual bore 481/491 not a straight bore. The water key was a standard 2B water key. The horn was highly engraved from the bell, up over the tuning slide. the horn was all gold with the bell being gold burnished.
Dorsey had a number of these made and gifted them to players he friended/admired. King, at that time, offered a finish option with the engraving in gold plate for purchase.
Hope this offers some clarity.
Koz
Dorsey had a number of these made and gifted them to players he friended/admired. King, at that time, offered a finish option with the engraving in gold plate for purchase.
Hope this offers some clarity.
Koz