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What kind of trombone does Nils Landgren play? I know (or think I know) that it is a dual bore Yamaha. What size bores? History/development of the horn?

(I have become very fond of Yamaha's Nils Landgren mouthpiece, which has led to listening to Landgren on Youtube.)

All I know is that he plays a red trombone!

I've played it It's a fantastic horn and I remember he told me it was a dual bore .500/.525 with a 7.5 bell.

Hope this helps

Thanks for this first-hand info. Are there, besides the specs, similarities to a Conn 32H?

No, not at all.
Well not to the one 32H I've tried anyway.

Thank you. Any more details/impressions you might remember?

Yamaha were going to produce a Nils Landgren Model and you could have chosen the Red or just had it "Normal." I'm not sure they released it in the end. Haven't seen any news anywhere so I guess it didn't make full production.
Shame cos it blew great, but then again maybe Nils put all the notes on it

Thanks!

I’d heard it was an 8” bell. Very interesting to hear that it’s 7.5. That explains a lot about his sound to me.

brtnats wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 11:48 am I’d heard it was an 8” bell. Very interesting to hear that it’s 7.5. That explains a lot about his sound to me.

I wish I had ears like you.....

Andre1966tr wrote: ↑
I wish I had ears like you.....

It’s not my ears, it’s my experience! I play a Landgren on a Yamaha .508 with an 8” bell, and I played it for a time on a .500/.525 Yamaha with an 8” bell. I never understood how Landgren himself could blow that setup with that much focus as quietly as he does. I figured it was his killer chops. But knowing the bell is a little smaller helps jive that sound with my experience.