Klarinet Archive - Posting 000157.txt from 1999/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Trumpets
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:21:44 -0500

At 09:21 AM 1/5/99 -0800, Kevin Fay wrote:
>Tony Pay mentioned re the bass trumpet:
>
><<<Funnily enough, I've played one!>>>
>
>I, too, have played bass trumpet, although not for the Berio. (I dabble a
>tiny bit on trumpet, which would be evident if you were to hear me). You
>don't have to go to Germany to buy a new one--they are produced by Bach here
>in the U.S. as well.
>
>Very basically, they're a smaller-bore (.485 v. .500) valve trombone wrapped
>a little differently. There's a bit more resistance because of the
>additional kinks in the tubing; most folks will use a little smaller
>mouthpiece as well. The sound is a tad brighter, too because the bell flare
>is tighter. For those of you whose programs need a bass trumpet and you
>can't find one, though, a valve trombone is basically interchangeable if not
>as aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
>
Be careful about saying things like that around here. Some listers
consider such talk heresy! You might as well say that a soprano clarinet
is interchangeable with a basset clarinet!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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