Subject: Trombone-l Digest, Vol 24, Issue 21 Date: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:00 PM From: trombone-l-request@maillists.samford.edu Reply-To: trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu To: Conversation: Trombone-l Digest, Vol 24, Issue 21 Send Trombone-l mailing list submissions to trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to trombone-l-request@maillists.samford.edu You can reach the person managing the list at trombone-l-owner@maillists.samford.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Trombone-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re George Roberts (Matt Litwaitis) 2. Edwards owners: Some eBay items of interest (Craig Parmerlee) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:54:07 -0800 From: "Matt Litwaitis" Subject: [Trombone-l] Re George Roberts To: "Levine, Charles" Cc: Trombone-l@server5.samford.edu Message-ID: <004d01c73d20$90a44140$6401a8c0@Matthew> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Charlie, et al, I talked about your question with George this morning on the way up to the NAMM Show and got an immediate "No" answer. He said the closest he had come to that was the "Five Pieces for Bass Trombone" composed for him by Nelson Riddle. I reminded him about the "Stravinsky story" and his "breaking into the "legit" playing" in the movie industry with the contractor Bobby Helfer. You can read about this in the interviews he did with Mike Millar http://www.ita-web.org/journal/articles/roberts03.asp and with Paul Hill http://www.trombone.org/articles/library/viewarticles.asp?ArtID=257 Both interviews are excellent insights and reflections on George's career in the music business, and well worth reading. Regards to all, Matt Litwaitis mattlit@adelphia.net ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:56:24 -0500 From: Craig Parmerlee Subject: [Trombone-l] Edwards owners: Some eBay items of interest To: Trombone-l@server5.samford.edu Message-ID: <45B37F18.5060609@acticalc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed A friend of mine is giving up playing for medical reasons. He's made the decision to sell all his gear. I have listed several items on eBay. Your basic straight neckpipe for the T350 (large tenor). Convert that bad boy to a straight horn. You'll be surprised how much of a difference it makes. The Thayer valves are great, but for the times when you don't need the valve, a straight horn plays easier and more responsively. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160076656579 A lightweight 525/525 slide is like new condition. This is a very nice slide. There has been a lot of discussion recently over at tromboneforum.org about the limitations of 547 horns in concert bands and other settings where many voices need to be heard without driving up the volume level. 547 horns are great for classical symphony where the trombonist is often asked to deliver a high impact, maximum force passage. In those cases, you really do want the sound volume, but in many other instances, you need clarity and penetration. A smaller slide really helps in that regard. This lightweight 525/525 slide is a great choice because it is a clear step apart from the 547 slides. I have another 525/525 slide with nickel oversleeves and it sound closer to the the 547 slides. In addition to providing a useful timber change, this slide is simply less massive than the 547 slides, so it is easier to play fast passages. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160076668354 And here is one you will not often see. It is a standard Edwards hard case, but the owner had Dolly Bags make a really cool cover for the case that effectively turns the hard case into a gig bag in terms of convenience. It has a nice outer pocket and shoulder strap. Of course the whole thing is heavier than a gig bag, but with the shoulder strap, it feels a lot lighter than you might think. This is a really good idea. I'm surprised more people haven't thought of that http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160076672852 He will also be selling a fantastic Edwards 500 bore horn soon. Contact me if you have an interest in that. ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Trombone-l mailing list Trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l End of Trombone-l Digest, Vol 24, Issue 21 ******************************************