What to do when horn is in the shop

ttf_anonymous · Post by **ttf_anonymous** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:24 am

I dropped my horn off for some slide repairs, and it'll be in for 3-4 weeks. What can I do to keep in shape while it's in there?

ttf_vegasbound · Post by **ttf_vegasbound** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:43 am

Enjoy the break..... If desperate go to a music store and try some horns every day lol

ttf_harrison.t.reed · Post by **ttf_harrison.t.reed** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:51 am

Drink a lot of tea

ttf_Geezerhorn · Post by **ttf_Geezerhorn** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:55 am

Buzz; either free or with your mpc (if you know how). Set a buzzing goal and try to make it. See what, if any, effect it has on your playing when you get your horn back. Maybe good (hopefully), maybe bad and maybe nada. But then you will know. I am planning on a 2-week vacation this spring, sans my horn. That's my plan while away; mpc-buzzing for two 10-minute sessions a day, with a set goal. I want to know.

...Geezer

ttf_patrickosmith · Post by **ttf_patrickosmith** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:57 am

It's a good idea to have a spare trombone slide (or a spare horn).

ttf_Bimmerman · Post by **ttf_Bimmerman** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:01 am

If you have a teacher or a friend with more than one horn, maybe ask to borrow one?

Don't do this if you'll be marching with it.

ttf_JohnL · Post by **ttf_JohnL** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:24 am

Pick up a P-bone...

ttf_davdud101 · Post by **ttf_davdud101** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:13 am

Quote from: patrickosmith on Jan 25, 2018, 09:57AMIt's a good idea to have a spare trombone slide (or a spare horn).

Best advice imo.

If you don't wanna sink any cash... why not work on your music theory, sight reading skills, ear training, arranging skills, what ever else there may be

ttf_timothy42b · Post by **ttf_timothy42b** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:41 am

You need 5 horns to start.

Bass, tenor, and alto in brass.

Then you need to add tenor and alto in plastic (pBone) for just this problem. I don't think they make a bass in plastic.

Then, add two more tenors so you have large, medium, and small bore tenors.

So 7 horns is the bare minimum. Most people here have far more. Tom Ervin probably has 70.

One mouthpiece is plenty. Either you need an adapter for the different shank size, or you need a modular 'piece like Doug makes so you can swap shanks.

ttf_Rich C · Post by **ttf_Rich C** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:33 pm

^^^ +1
There is someone who has only one horn?

ttf_BGuttman · Post by **ttf_BGuttman** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:39 pm

Quote from: timothy42b on Jan 25, 2018, 11:41AM...

Then you need to add tenor and alto in plastic (pBone) for just this problem. I don't think they make a bass in plastic.

...

There's an F-attachment horn in plastic. True bass? No.

ttf_Geezerhorn · Post by **ttf_Geezerhorn** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:54 pm

Quote from: timothy42b on Jan 25, 2018, 11:41AMYou need 5 horns to start.

Bass, tenor, and alto in brass.

Then you need to add tenor and alto in plastic (pBone) for just this problem. I don't think they make a bass in plastic.

Then, add two more tenors so you have large, medium, and small bore tenors.

So 7 horns is the bare minimum. Most people here have far more. Tom Ervin probably has 70.

One mouthpiece is plenty. Either you need an adapter for the different shank size, or you need a modular 'piece like Doug makes so you can swap shanks.

Brilliant! Timothy42b totally nailed it. Seriously! Best response on this thread! What was I even thinking?!?!? Me, who is now back up to 6 'bones again.

Problems solved. Now go have some tea...

...Geezer

ttf_davdud101 · Post by **ttf_davdud101** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:04 pm

Quote from: BGuttman on Jan 25, 2018, 01:39PMThere's an F-attachment horn in plastic. True bass? No.

Waiting for the day the Contrabass-pBone appears on the market

ttf_Russ White · Post by **ttf_Russ White** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:39 am

Quote from: davdud101 on Jan 25, 2018, 11:13AMBest advice imo.

If you don't wanna sink any cash... why not work on your music theory, sight reading skills, ear training, arranging skills, what ever else there may be

For now, until you get to the point you CAN have more than one horn, this is the best advice yet in this thread.

ttf_sacfxdx · Post by **ttf_sacfxdx** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:06 am

You could also look into renting a horn for a month. Shouldn't be too expensive for a straight tenor.

ttf_Nanook · Post by **ttf_Nanook** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:25 am

Quote from: timothy42b on Jan 25, 2018, 11:41AMYou need 5 horns to start.

Damn it, I need to go and buy me One more....I'll show this to the wife as proof...

Nanook

ttf_TriJim · Post by **ttf_TriJim** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:37 am

Quote from: Nanook on Jan 26, 2018, 08:25AMDamn it, I need to go and buy me One more....I'll show this to the wife as proof...

Nanook

In our house, the answer to 'How many trombones?' is always N + 1. (where N is the current number on hand)

Good luck, hope the slide is better than before...

ttf_watermailonman · Post by **ttf_watermailonman** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:23 pm

Quote from: TriJim on Jan 26, 2018, 08:37AMIn our house, the answer to 'How many trombones?' is always N + 1. (where N is the current number on hand)

Good luck, hope the slide is better than before...

The formula to count however your wife will know you've got one more is (((n+1)/n) - 1)/0.01. It answers the question "How likely she'll notice. Maybe you'll get at away with it?"

The formula clearly shows it is much better to start a collection early, before you find a wife

/Tom

ttf_Dukesboneman · Post by **ttf_Dukesboneman** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:42 pm

I (at one time) had only one Trombone. I was playing a gig and the guitar player knocked it over and just south of the tuning slide the horn bent at a 90 degree angle.
The repair shop had it for over a month. Came back looking amazing but....
I had gigs to play. I borrowed a friends horn for the next night and then borrowed a school horn (I was a high school band director).
My wife and I sat down and we decided that I needed a back-up horn
I now have 10 so it`s not a problem anymore.

ttf_Drivelikebrazil · Post by **ttf_Drivelikebrazil** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:19 pm

I'll also have to make sure to use this thread as evidence in convincing my wife that I need more horns

In all seriousness, I do plan on expanding to pick up an F-attachment tenor, but I want to prove to myself that I'm going to stick with it first. I'm just returning after 10 years away and I'm still adjusting to having to set my own goals in the absence of a structured group to play with.

Sounds like I should spend some time on the mouthpiece and get on some of the things davdud101 mentioned, though Amazon could put a pBone on my doorstep in 2 days...

ttf_gregs70 · Post by **ttf_gregs70** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:15 pm

Looks like a Yamaha nearby for a good price - $65

https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/msd/d/yamaha-trombone/6456131356.html

ttf_gregs70 · Post by **ttf_gregs70** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:15 pm

Looks like a Yamaha nearby for a good price - $65

https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/msd/d/yamaha-trombone/6456131356.html