"Steampunk" Trombone

ttf_Bach42T · Post by **ttf_Bach42T** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:09 am

Interesting steam punk trombone, 42 bell but not sure of any other dimensions. I have never seen a Bach with a Benge looking F-Attachment, and the looks of an oversized King hand slide crook.

The finish is interesting, never seen anything like it. Curious about the sound.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bach-Strad-42-trombone-Restoration-by-BAC-Music/142454669587

ttf_klimchak · Post by **ttf_klimchak** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:18 am

Here we go again....

ttf_beansessette · Post by **ttf_beansessette** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:29 am

At least it's not $9000 this time.

ttf_tbathras · Post by **ttf_tbathras** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:39 am

I'll be selling popcorn and soda in the lobby.

ttf_Bach42T · Post by **ttf_Bach42T** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:43 am

Quote from: beansessette on Jul 28, 2017, 06:29AMAt least it's not $9000 this time.

Hi, the horn doesn't appear to ever been that price, but it's not cheap.

ttf_greenbean · Post by **ttf_greenbean** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:04 am

The finish is interesting. Looks like the bathroom light fixtures I saw the other day at Lamps Plus!

ttf_harrison.t.reed · Post by **ttf_harrison.t.reed** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:05 am

I do like the patina, but this is the same horn (the second one) from the other thread that blew up and died (and I helped!)

Hasn't it suffered enough?

ttf_Euphanasia · Post by **ttf_Euphanasia** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:05 am

I'd just like to say...

ttf_daveyboy37 · Post by **ttf_daveyboy37** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:12 am

I just don't think it looks good. The finish is inconsistent, and it looks like the "loop" on the tuning slide was lacquered, or just not treated, but it sticks out like a sore thumb. The close up of the slide end bow just shows a lot of inconsistencies in the finish. For that price it should not have those.

I also worry what the feel would be like. The oversized squared bass crook is part of the Bach 42 sound. I wouldn't want a 42 without that.

So yeah, I'll keep my vanilla 42T. I'd rather have honest wear and patina than a inconsistent "aged" finish.

ttf_MrPillow · Post by **ttf_MrPillow** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:03 am

I see neither steam nor punk.

ttf_daveyboy37 · Post by **ttf_daveyboy37** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:07 am

Quote from: MrPillow on Jul 28, 2017, 08:03AMI see neither steam nor punk.
yeah, it needs some gears added to the linkage that serve no purpose, and a bunch of optics and other devices. Then it would be steampunk, and might actually be interesting.

ttf_BGuttman · Post by **ttf_BGuttman** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:34 am

Now THIS is a "steampunk" trombone:

ttf_davdud101 · Post by **ttf_davdud101** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:43 am

Beautiful! As said before, I'm not the biggest fan of the inconsistencies in the finish, but I think it's a cool-looking horn otherwise.

ttf_Sliphorn · Post by **ttf_Sliphorn** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 12:12 pm

I wonder how it plays.

ttf_Doug Elliott · Post by **ttf_Doug Elliott** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 1:19 pm

Quote from: Sliphorn on Jul 28, 2017, 12:12PMI wonder how it plays.
Like a trombone.

ttf_BGuttman · Post by **ttf_BGuttman** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:46 pm

The one I posted doesn't.

It was made in an aircraft engine plant using spare parts. The mouthpiece receiver is a 1/2" nut (1/2" threads) and doesn't seal to any mouthpiece. The slide was not aligned well and takes two hands to move. It's all stainless steel and is heavy as ****. But it's interesting.

ttf_Don Draper · Post by **ttf_Don Draper** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:55 pm

Quote from: harrison.t.reed on Jul 28, 2017, 07:05AMI do like the patina, but this is the same horn (the second one) from the other thread that blew up and died (and I helped!)

Hasn't it suffered enough?

Let's be honest, you were drunk posting on the other thread.

ttf_slide advantage · Post by **ttf_slide advantage** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:37 pm

Quote from: tbathras on Jul 28, 2017, 06:39AMI'll be selling popcorn and soda in the lobby.

ttf_harrison.t.reed · Post by **ttf_harrison.t.reed** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:39 pm

Nah, not drunk. That Facebook thread and the fact that that person's first ever post contained it made me (un)reasonably agitated. Oh well. I'm pretty sure everyone who is on this forum regularly knows not to take me seriously. Like, at all.

ttf_JohnL · Post by **ttf_JohnL** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:20 pm

Quote from: daveyboy37 on Jul 28, 2017, 08:07AM...and a bunch of optics...Hmm...
A trombone with built-in corrective lenses.

ttf_Bach42T · Post by **ttf_Bach42T** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:20 am

Quote from: daveyboy37 on Jul 28, 2017, 08:07AMyeah, it needs some gears added to the linkage that serve no purpose, and a bunch of optics and other devices. Then it would be steampunk, and might actually be interesting.

Some clock parts, perhaps a gear inside the tuning slide loop. Perhaps I can just get a secondary tuning slide made with steam punk parts when I want to take the "clinical look" out of my 42T. When I decide to go back to puritanical, I can simply put my original tuning slide back on.

ttf_Bach42T · Post by **ttf_Bach42T** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:20 am

Quote from: daveyboy37 on Jul 28, 2017, 08:07AMyeah, it needs some gears added to the linkage that serve no purpose, and a bunch of optics and other devices. Then it would be steampunk, and might actually be interesting.

Some clock parts, perhaps a gear inside the tuning slide loop. Perhaps I can just get a secondary tuning slide made with steam punk parts when I want to take the "clinical look" out of my 42T. When I decide to go back to puritanical, I can simply put my original tuning slide back on.