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In instruments such as the trombone and slide whistle, moving the slide is the way to select the note while playing. Attempts to adapt other wind instruments to use slides instead of tone holes, keys or valves have been tried; for example a slide saxophone was invented in the 1920s by Chicago instrument maker Reiffel & Husted. [1]
Although rare on the E ♭ alto trombone, a valve attachment usually lowers the instrument a perfect fourth into B ♭, providing the first five or six positions from the tenor trombone slide. Some alto models have what is called a trill valve , providing a small loop of tubing that lowers the instrument by only a minor or major second, into D ...
Before the early 19th century, most trombone players adjusted their tuning using a crook placed at the joint between the bell and the slide or seldom between the mouthpiece and the slide.", [4] rather than the modern tuning slide on the bell curve, [5] whose cylindrical sections prevent the instrument from flaring smoothly through this section.
The Superbone can be played as a slide trombone, a valve trombone, or in combination. Using the slide and valves in combination requires the slide positions to be adjusted, just as when using the trigger of an F attachment on a tenor or bass trombone. Using the slide with the first and third valves engaged has the same effect as using an F ...
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In 2015, Hunter joined the ska punk band We Are the Union on trombone and backing vocals, marking their return from a three-year hiatus. [5] Hunter, a fan of the band since high school, had jokingly asked on Facebook if the band needed a trombonist, and frontwoman Reade Wolcott, who had seen a video of Hunter performing one of their songs, invited them to join.
Slide Hampton is one of the few left-handed trombone players. As a child, Hampton was given the trombone set up to play left-handed, or backwards; and as no one ever dissuaded him, he continued to play this way. [4] [5] At the age of 12, Slide played in his family's Indianapolis jazz band, The Duke Hampton Band.
Christopher Bill (born June 9, 1992) is an American trombonist, composer, arranger, music director, and YouTuber.He presents classically arranged popular songs multi-tracked on trombone, both live and in music videos found on his YouTube channel, ClassicalTrombone, which he introduced in 2011.