Bach alto ???
- heinzgries
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- Doug_Elliott
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It's a 6 that has been cut down.
- heinzgries
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[quote="Doug Elliott"]It's a 6 that has been cut down.[/quote]
Thanks, i have read it now. Seems i am a little blind.
Thanks, i have read it now. Seems i am a little blind.
- JohnL
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Given that it's in Washington, I wonder if it might be something Steve Close (Euphanasia) did. If so, hopefully he will be along presently to take the credit (or blame). I can't see someone cutting up a nice MV 6, but if the horn was already damaged?
- Posaunus
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Before other alto trombones were available, in the 1960's William Gibson (principal trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) I believe played a Bach tenor trombone cut down to an alto when playing Beethoven #5, etc.
Perhaps others will know more about Gibson and his "alto" trombone.
Perhaps others will know more about Gibson and his "alto" trombone.
- hyperbolica
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[quote="JohnL"]... I can't see someone cutting up a nice MV 6, but if the horn was already damaged?[/quote]
Given that even a NY 6 goes for about $1200 and you can find a dozen of them for sale at any given time, I say cut them down if they will get played. It's not like MV 42 or 36 which are rarer.
Given that even a NY 6 goes for about $1200 and you can find a dozen of them for sale at any given time, I say cut them down if they will get played. It's not like MV 42 or 36 which are rarer.