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several of us started an online joke about this 20 years ago on the first trombone list server. Hard to believe this stupid topic is still around!

Posaunus wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 3:27 pm

tonyycanolli wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 1:15 pm

Lol I was searching for people's opinions on the con 88h's springs at the slide bumper and this was recommended to me

Aha! The proximal end of the slide, not the distal (end crook / water valve) end.
I am a fan of the spring bumpers on my 1972 Conn 88H.
I like the ability to tune at the uncompressed spring and still be able to squeeze a little sharper for any flat-in-first-position notes.

I too appreciate slide springs - King 4BF, King Duo Gravis 6B, retrofitted Getzen 1062 bass bone. The Getzen basses have a bunch of room to play with an extended 1st pos. or you end up with the tuning slide way out.

I like the spring bumpers in my 1964 88H. I removed them for a while, but soon discovered that it was advantageous to have them.

Posaunus wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 3:27 pm
Aha! The proximal end of the slide, not the distal (end crook / water valve) end.
I am a fan of the spring bumpers on my 1972 Conn 88H.
I like the ability to tune at the uncompressed spring and still be able to squeeze a little sharper for any flat-in-first-position notes.

The trombone personified as patient. Bumper springs serve as:

1) Last chance to tune an uncooperative partial.
2) Preventing pain as the advancing student allows their slide to slam home into first position. (There exists an exercise to eradicate this problem.)
3) Something cool to add panache to the product line.
4) Something a would be inventor could submit a patent application for which if granted, they would add to their curriculum vitae (CV).

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