Help identifying a horn
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Help identifying a horn
After reading the thread on Dick Shearer I started watching Kenton videos on YouTube. Loved that band! The 4th trombone players horn in this video caught my eye.
Is he playing a single valve bass and has it pulled to E the whole time? Or is it just an oddball axe I don't recognize?
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Is he playing a single valve bass and has it pulled to E the whole time? Or is it just an oddball axe I don't recognize?
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Last edited by bigbandbone on Fri May 21, 2021 9:40 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Help identifying a horn
Sorry, forgot to include the link!
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Re: Help identifying a horn
Good question. The F wrap seems very high on the instrument, like a King 7B, but I'm not seeing the Gb wrap. Maybe I'm just missing it.
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Re: Help identifying a horn
See 7:22. Williams 9 or 10 with the pigtail wrap, somewhat pulled.
Bass (5th) is playing a Conn 73H.
Bass (5th) is playing a Conn 73H.
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Re: Help identifying a horn
I saw the Kenton band live around the time of this video - it was a high school regional big band event, and they were the invited guests. I remember seeing the 2 bass trombones in the section, with the 5th player doubling on tuba. I don't remember if the 4th player was using a single valve horn, but single valve basses were still quite common to see back then. A lot of the older generation of bass trombonists were very comfortable with E tuning, and even as a tenor player, one of my high school teachers brought me through the Ostrander book, including the E tuning section of etudes/exercises.
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Re: Help identifying a horn
I agree. He must have it pulled or just uses a long slide. Either way, it is seriously long!
And the bass looks like a 62H at first but there are several clear shots of the handslide - no TIS.
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Re: Help identifying a horn
Someone once posted this photo. Can’t remember if it was here or Facebook. Anyways, anyone recognize the player?
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Re: Help identifying a horn
It looks like, hahaha -- it looks like a really famous female trombonist that I'm not going to nameHawaiiTromboneGuy wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 12:10 am Someone once posted this photo. Can’t remember if it was here or Facebook. Anyways, anyone recognize the player?
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Re: Help identifying a horn
Jeez, that could by my horn.