any one ever play a contra bass

    
any one ever play a contra bass    14:39 on Thursday, July 5, 2007          

MadMan
(90 points)
Posted by MadMan

i just looked up the contra bass trombone. all i found was some pictures. it looks awsom. has anyone here ever played one or seen one or know how they work i am really interested.


Re: any one ever play a contra bass    15:35 on Thursday, July 5, 2007          
Re: any one ever play a contra bass    08:18 on Friday, July 6, 2007          

bobsacamano
(158 points)
Posted by bobsacamano

I tried something similar to a contrabass trombone up at Shires, and it required a very large mouthpiece. You had to blow almost as much air as a tuba.

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By the way, contrabass trombones are pitched a fourth lower. They are if F instead of Bb.

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The slide is so long that it requires a handle to reach the outer positions.

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The slide is so long that it requires a handle to reach the outer positions.


Re: any one ever play a contra bass    14:47 on Friday, July 6, 2007          

musicman
(206 points)
Posted by musicman

not all of the contrabass require handles, theres the double slide contrabass, thats just where the slide wraps around itself twice. and contrabass is basically the same as a tuba with a slide, basically.


Re: any one ever play a contra bass    18:37 on Monday, October 29, 2007          

Le_Tromboniste
(180 points)
Posted by Le_Tromboniste

Maybe a bit off-topic, but reading this thread has reminded me of a discussion I read some time ago on a Bass Trombone forum. Is a F-Bass trombone a Contrabass trombone? I include the link to this interesting discussion featuring Boston Symphony bass trombonist Douglas Yeo:

http://www.basstrombone.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=812


   




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