Here is the next to last trombone from Rick Bartkus' estate. The response from the TChat community has been great and nearly all the horns I purchased from Rick's widow have been sold to good homes where the will be played and enjoyed. Exactly what Rick wanted!

This horn is a Getzen Custom 3508, dual .500/508" bore lightweight nickel-silver handslide, Getzen neckpipe, tuning slide and threaded leadpipe. The original yellow brass bell was removed and replaced with a copper flare at the Kanstul factory in Anaheim a few years before they closed the doors. The slide is a 9 out of 10. The bell has a soldered rim and a few tiny dings. Warm sounding horn. Priced with ProTec case with cool red lining.

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Thanks!

Matt Varho

Nice, how does the double bore and copper bell affect this beauty? I had a Getzen in college in '70s. Nothing but fond memories.

Great horn for a good price. I play on a 3508R I got recently and I love it. Extremely easy to play, warm and colorful sound that can be pushed quite far. I’d expect that the copper bell makes this even more so.

[quote="henrysa"]Nice, how does the double bore and copper bell affect this beauty? I had a Getzen in college in '70s. Nothing but fond memories.[/quote]

I have both the .508 1050Y Eterna and the .500/.508 3508R and I’ve found the 3508R more responsive, warm, colorful and easier to play, yet still maintaining the fat sound that .508s can have. I would expect the copper bell to do this to a greater extent which some may like and some may not.

The 1050Y I found is more focused, easier to slot partials in the upper register, and bright sound with a fairly consistent timbre throughout. I’m keeping it as my spare small bore horn

[quote="OompaLoompia"]Great horn for a good price. I play on a 3508R I got recently and I love it. Extremely easy to play, warm and colorful sound that can be pushed quite far. I’d expect that the copper bell makes this even more so.[/quote]

I agree. I am only trying to get my money out of the horns I purchased from the estate, not trying to make a profit. Rick's widow was pleased with the offer I made to buy all of his trombones and for me it's more about finding new homes for them.

Matt

[quote="baBposaune"]<QUOTE author="OompaLoompia" post_id="193324" time="1668190747" user_id="15223">
Great horn for a good price. I play on a 3508R I got recently and I love it. Extremely easy to play, warm and colorful sound that can be pushed quite far. I’d expect that the copper bell makes this even more so.[/quote]

I agree. I am only trying to get my money out of the horns I purchased from the estate, not trying to make a profit. Rick's widow was pleased with the offer I made to buy all of his trombones and for me it's more about finding new homes for them.

Matt
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extremely kind of you. What other horns did you end up getting?

Kanstul 1662i, Conn 32H (both already sold) a .547 bore Kanstul 1588 with F and D triggers and a Kanstul George Roberts model 1670 which I plan to keep.

My blood pressure going up. How would you compare it to your King 2B Jiggs? I was considering a 2B to go with my 4B, as hooked on King sound and slides.

Does it have the full set of leadpipes or only 1? Is the counterweight the standard Getzen weight with Getzen logos removed?

[quote="henrysa"]My blood pressure going up. How would you compare it to your King 2B Jiggs? I was considering a 2B to go with my 4B, as hooked on King sound and slides.[/quote]

I know the feeling! So many great horns. I love my 2B Jiggs. I believe it’s a prototype as I don’t think the official jiggs was released until 1990, if I’m not mistaken; someone please correct me if I’m wrong. Mine is a 1984, super lightweight .491 slide. Worst part is the ugly orange lacquer King used back then. Would love to give it a makeover but too afraid of how it might affect the sound.

It’s an amazing horn for what it is suited for and not great for most anything else. Definitely wouldn’t call it versatile. Can achieve that velvet, focused sound when playing quietly and can really sizzle when you push it, though it will break up at volumes that say, a silversonic would be able to easily project. It’s definitely more freeblowing/less stuffy than the dual bore 2Bs I have tried and the 3508R with a smallest leadpipe, which feels similar to a 2B in response. This may or may not be a benefit depending on what you want.

I used to really like that kind of response years ago but I’ve since come to enjoy a balance of free blowing and resistance more, which is why I moved up in bore size for my main horn. It naturally has a fairly bright timbre that can cut through a section. Upper register slots extremely well. Great for lead, ballads, bop, and New Orleans music especially. Definitely wouldn’t use this for any classical or chamber work.

Although it’s my least used horn, I’m never selling it. My parents gifted the funds to me when I bought it from Julius Rubin (RIP) back in 2012/2013 for my first pro level horn. Lots of memories and sentimental value. I just had it fixed up and have been playing it more, especially for early/hot jazz music.

[quote="henrysa"]My blood pressure going up. How would you compare it to your King 2B Jiggs? I was considering a 2B to go with my 4B, as hooked on King sound and slides.[/quote]

I read your previous post history about your 35 year layoff. Wonderful to hear that you’ve gotten back into it. I’m in a similar boat, albeit way younger. I got back into it after a 5 year layoff during and post college, and now I can’t get enough! I’ve gotten 3 horns since June of this year.

SALE PENDING.

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