New X-wrap bass trombone?
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New X-wrap bass trombone?
I doubt this is an actual thing, but what if there was a bass trombone by Bach that would have an X-wrap (much like some of their artisan and Peter Steiner models) for both valves?
It'd probably be a ridiculous looking instrument, but I'm told that the tenor is quite resonant because of the wrap and the bracing involved in it. What do you guys think of a bass like that?
It'd probably be a ridiculous looking instrument, but I'm told that the tenor is quite resonant because of the wrap and the bracing involved in it. What do you guys think of a bass like that?
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Re: New X-wrap bass trombone?
I really didn’t like the Steiner model, i think the wrap really is for visual effect. There’s a Steiner model that’s been getting bought and sold over and over again on facebook, seems like it doesn’t fit many people.
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Re: New X-wrap bass trombone?
What about it do people not like about the wrap?
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Re: New X-wrap bass trombone?
The shape of the valve wrap has very little to do with how resonant the instrument is. How well the entire bell section is assembled has "much" more influence on things.
Matthew Walker
Owner/Craftsman, M&W Custom Trombones, LLC, Jackson, Wisconsin.
Former Bass Trombonist, Opera Australia, 1991-2006
Owner/Craftsman, M&W Custom Trombones, LLC, Jackson, Wisconsin.
Former Bass Trombonist, Opera Australia, 1991-2006
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Re: New X-wrap bass trombone?
Might be hard to get an X wrap small enough for Gb.
Aidan Ritchie, LA area player and teacher
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Re: New X-wrap bass trombone?
Makes sensehornbuilder wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:04 am The shape of the valve wrap has very little to do with how resonant the instrument is. How well the entire bell section is assembled has "much" more influence on things.
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Re: New X-wrap bass trombone?
I kind of wondered about getting my initials in a wrap.




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