My Shires is fantastic. I also have a yellow brass bell, although sometime in the distant future I'd like a red bell for those more mellow purposes. Right now my #1 priority is a new car. I use a Doug Elliott LT104/G8 mouthpiece.

If you didn't like the Shires right away, remember that the best way to try one is at the factory where you have unlimited components to swap. When I first tried the Shires, I didn't like it either, but I kept mixing and matching components until I got it right. It took about three hours, but it was well worth it.

Yeah that's pretty much what I did with the Edwards. My teacher at the time (in college) played an Edwards and had many, many parts for it, so I went in for a lesson one day and just expiremented until I found the perfect fit. And I did!

Unfortunately, he then let me use his Greenhoe valve. Now, I need one.

I've tried the Greenhoe valve, and I like my Shires axial-flow valve more. I just love the open feel of it and big sound down low. When I first got the axial-flow, I thought I had made a mistake. I almost swapped it back in for the standard rotor. But the more I stuck with it, the more I adjusted to it, and it took about six months to get used to the axial-flow valve. All that I really needed was to use a lot of air, but slow it down. It's a difficult concept to grasp, which is why it took a while to get used to that valve.

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Chris!

Jupiter trombone from the school

Anything my high school tells me to play. It's pretty interesting be a first trombone in the sophomore-junior-senior band while being a freshman. What's even more interesting is that I've only been playing for 6 months! I played violin for 5 years, taught myself electric bass and bass clef, and got 4 hours of lessons for trombone. The main reason I joined band is because I want to become drum major. Yeah for 3 drum majors! Yeah for NorCal! Yeah for WBA! Woohoo! AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL BABY!

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It's 2 in the morning, gomennasai.

Kerry
Texas
I play a Bach 42 w/f attachment
Play recreationally in a community band

hi I'm Caitlin from Ottawa, ON, Canada
I play a Conn something... it's really old. and a brand new Bach Stradivarius. (its only brand new to me. its actually 30 years old)
I'm in big concert bands and orchestras, pit orchestras, trombone quartets... etc. i play all styles but i prefer classical for playing. i will listen to anything though.

Jesus D. Melendez
VegaBaja, Puerto Rico
Edwards T350 & Bach 50
Classic,Jazz,Latin

Yaze
Singapore
Besson and Yamaha tenor trombone
Any Style but prefer Classical

G. Hodgson

Ithaca, NY (at Ithaca College)

Currently, I play a Conn 88H (three years old) and a Getzen Custom small bore (can't remember the call number...but it has a rose brass bell!) I'm actually in the market for a new horn, though, and am looking at just about everything...I like the Conn, but I hate the closed wrap design!

I'm a freshman music major with emphasis in classical (symphonic) training, but also do a fair amount of chamber music, and a little jazz.

Amanda
Nicholson, PA
King and Bach
Classical, jazz, and ska.

Sarah
Nj
Trombone
marching band music, jazz, concert band music, and my schools pit band for plays

Eddie Gomez
Laredo,TX
Bach
Any

Pat,Ireland.And I play mainly a yamaha ysl 882 xeno with the gold brass bell and f attatchment.Also have the King 3b with the f attatchment but don't use it too much as i find it can't hold a good fat sound.Mainly play Big band and salsa,some brass section work with some well known bands.

I nearly forgot!I also play Tuba,drums and guitar.Also do a lot of shows,just the usuals,Hot Mikado,JC superstar and all the same old Cole Porter stuff.

Dave Cannon
Olney Maryland

Greenhoe Bach42/Mouthpiece-Doug Elliott LTG
Yamaha YSL 691 (Small Bore)Mouthpiece-Doug Elliott LTC

I have been playing the Greenhoe Bach for 3 years and it is awesome. I played a regular Bach 42 for 25 years until I bought this one at the Trombone Workshop in 2003.

I like to play all styles but I am a master of none!
Pit Orchestras
Brass Quartets
Big Bands-Wedding Bands
Solos in Church