FS: Slokar solo tenor trombone w/ 9” Bell $1250

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ttf_choward
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FS: Slokar solo tenor trombone w/ 9” Bell $1250

Post by ttf_choward »

I got this trombone 12 years ago and used it as my main horn in high school and through my college auditions/freshman year. It has some lacquer wear on the slide and some dents in the bell. The slide is an 8/10 and could easily be a 10/10 with some tlc. The horn plays and sounds great, I’d rather it get played than continue to gather dust!

Pictures at link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pNQHICCZhcnZxZIDjuD_1gkD6qL309Wh
ttf_Hammer
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FS: Slokar solo tenor trombone w/ 9” Bell $1250

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This is my first time hearing of this brand of horn, but I assume that something coming from Kuhnl & Hoyer is wonderful. When I looked it up, it said the interesting bend of the tuning bow makes for having a very open high register and eliminates disturbance reflections. Would you be able to shed some light on this with your own experience, and possible comparison to other horns?
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FS: Slokar solo tenor trombone w/ 9” Bell $1250

Post by ttf_NateR »

Hey Hammer,

I'm holding onto this horn for the OP and played it last night for a bit, so I thought I'd write in with some thoughts.

I have no idea what a "Disturbance reflection" is. Maybe someone else will chime in with that knowledge. I can only comment on how it plays.

This horn plays and responds easily and evenly. Everything feels very centered without much effort, and I like that. The 9" bell gives a broadness to the sound. The valve register is good too (I think the 9" bell helps to make this register sound a little bigger than a traditional tenor rotor). It reminds me of an 88h in terms of the color palette available to you.

As for the high range being more open? High D's and E-flats come out fine, as you'd expect on any well-built instrument. This horn won't replace upper register practice, but no horn will.

Cosmetically, it looks fair, but it plays and sounds great and has a lot of years left in it.

Nate
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FS: Slokar solo tenor trombone w/ 9” Bell $1250

Post by ttf_choward »

I can confirm what NateR is saying. He does have the horn currently. And what I remember of playing the horn it sounds in line with his assessment. The upper register on the horn is open like you would expect from a well built instrument. The horn has seen better days cosmetically but still plays like the day I got it.

Christian
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