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Here is some high school student's review of the Bach 36 bo on wwbw.com.

Comments about Bach 36BO Stradivarius Series Trombone:

I am the best trombone player in my county,but i play tenor tbone.At first, i wanted to switch to trigger.However as I progressed with pedaltones,I can go Really low, I wanted a Bass Trombone. Everybody who knows their stuff recomends me to the bass tbone. Now im in love with contra bass and bass trombone.However, no mater where i look , the prices on these things are outragious.Whats wrong with a monthly payment or something.I aint poor but rich im not.Lower the price or make a dealand ill be good to go.

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My paraphrase of a Maurice Andre's comment on a brilliant young trumpet player on a masterclass in Zurich:

"And I thought there were only monkeys in the jungle"...

This was 2004, then people didn't worry so much on political correct attitude and were doing inappropriate jokes...

To be honest, I kind of feel the same way about Bach prices. Way higher than they warrant given the price of similar substitutes.

But to the point this is why I don't always categorically tell people to ask their teacher about equipment. Sometimes advice from random, but knowledgeable strangers is much better than you can get from the local musicians if they aren't particularly knowledgable. My local shop sold me a 6.5 AL "bass trombone mouthpiece" when I was in high school and I was none the wiser.

I wonder what gets into the heads of some people writing reviews of products and not reviewing the product, instead complaining about the dealer, return policy, etc. or saying it sucked but not why. I saw one review of a mouthpiece complaining it didn't fit his horn - he had a small shank horn and the mouthpiece was a large shank.  The vendor's listing mentioned several times that it was a large shank, which apparently this rocket scientist didn't read.

If I knew the kid who wrote this 'review', I'd recommend that he spend more time on his grammar and spelling, and less time focusing on how good he is.

Quote from: slide advantage on Apr 18, 2017, 07:29PMIf I knew the kid who wrote this 'review', I'd recommend that he spend more time on his grammar and spelling, and less time focusing on how good he is.
This.

There is a monthly payment system: it's called a credit card. And if you have good credit you can get an interest rate much lower than anything WWBW would be able to offer.

 
 contra  dancing  is  becoming popular
    last  week  a local  professor  asked
'''do you  have  a conn holton  or bach  bass trumpet  for 500 DOLLARS
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my  patience  wears  thin   after  a string of messages  haggling  then degeneress into
  insultz and  name  calling  when  impossible  price//buy offers  proliferate
 in kim el jungian  twisted logic  beyond beyonce  fantasias
   of dreary and distingustinguation  by foofhead punks  who  ran out of whip cream gas
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 its  always  bass trombone  AND  OR  ALTO  FOR  UNDER  1000
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  sometimes  can  you ship it  and IF I LIKE IT i will buy  it ????????????
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oh   hope  spring   infernal  !!!!!!!!
  golden bells  heavenly   flowerfull  fields
 deelightfull  wonder  
of  the  little  watchtower  and awake pamphlets
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  santa's  sleigh  full  of  slides  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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and  of course  there  are  the happy meals  happy  deals
  with  a large   make it a  large !!!!  extra cheese  mouthpiece
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FUN FACTOR  !!!!!!!  YES  GROWN  STRONGER LONGER  ARM MUSCLES
  LIP  TRAINING  ---THINK  OF THE LOVERS  WHO  WILL THANK  YOU
new  and improved  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I can't tell the difference between any of these posts.

My main take away is that mellophones do not play piano parts to any credible facsimile.  The very fact that their valves are suspended by springs gives me reason to ponder the use of a tin whistle.  I mean, why flog a dead horse radish when Pentax are no longer Pentax.  The real thing is, if he needs a contra, then a review on the 36BO will give it the vent she needs.

Am I right?

FWIW, I just picked up a beautiful 36bo in a trade and it is a fabulous horn. I like it better than my Rath.

Quote from: MikeBMiller on Apr 19, 2017, 06:40AMFWIW, I just picked up a beautiful 36bo in a trade and it is a fabulous horn. I like it better than my Rath.

But you're the best player on your street. Are you sure you don't want a bass trombone? I know my stuff and I recomend you to the bass tbone.

Quote from: Quiros on Apr 19, 2017, 06:53AMBut you're the best player on your street. Are you sure you don't want a bass trombone? I know my stuff and I recomend you to the bass tbone.

I may not actually be the best player on my street. We have never had actual auditions for the All Duval Dr. band. But I have been principal trombone in my community band for 20 years. That and $5 gets a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

I know I'm the best trombone player on my street!!  I'm the only trombone player on my street.     

I know this guy. He taught me his country's national anthem once...

Kazakhstan, Greatest Country In The World!
All other countries, are run by little girls!
Kazakhstan! Number one exporter of potassium
All other countries have inferior potassium!

( apologies to my Kazakh friends, I hope they're not on the forum )

You mean he's Borat?

I remember Al Capp's anthem for his Lower Slobovia started:

Ptui to you, O Slobovia...

Quote from: cigmar on Apr 19, 2017, 07:35AMI know I'm the best trombone player on my street!!  I'm the only trombone player on my street.     

Doesn't that also make you the WORST trombone player on your street?   

Quote from: cigmar on Apr 19, 2017, 07:35AMI know I'm the best trombone player on my street!!  I'm the only trombone player on my street.     

Doesn't that also make you the WORST trombone player on your street?