Unwrapped trombone?

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jorymil
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by jorymil »

Any forum members here who have tried unwrapping a trombone bell--i.e. unsoldering the bell braces, then straightening the tuning slide (or fabricating a straight section)? It's obviously completely impractical from a performance aspect, but really interesting in terms of understanding how the horn functions.
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

I'd like to see it! Like a backwards herald trumpet.
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Doug_Elliott
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by Doug_Elliott »

Irv Wagner had that done and showed it at the ITF many years ago. I think it was a Bach 12.
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afugate
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by afugate »

[quote="Doug Elliott"]Irv Wagner had that done and showed it at the ITF many years ago. I think it was a Bach 12.[/quote]

The University of Oklahoma trombone workshop is this weekend. I'll try to remember to ask Doc about this horn while I'm there.

--Andy in OKC