Bass Trombone Range Developement

Bradley Nyström describes and demonstrates range buiding techniques using an Elkhart Conn 62H bass trombone. This is a follow up to his "Low Range Developement" and " Low Embochure Techniques" videos, dealing specifically with high range developement.

[@cathykasch3115]

Hi Brad! It's Cathy Kasch! I googled you and this showed up! Amazing to hear your voice again. Great to see you! Hope you are well.

[@bradleynystrom2514]

Hi Cathy, so great to hear from you! It's been sooo long! Everything is great with me. I hope you and Don and the whole family are doing well. We have a lot of catching up to do... maybe we can connect via email? my address is [e-mail] Love to you all!

[@bradleynystrom2514]

Hi Trystan, thanks for watching my videos! First of all, I wouldn't be too concerned with what other people think about your choice of instruments. If you like your single valve horn and you can negotiate the music you want to play with it, who cares? By the same token, a double trigger horn opens up lots of new possibilities. You can definitely add a valve to your horn, but I would only do that if you're really happy with it and love the way it plays in general. Selling your horn and buying a double trigger is probably a better way to go. There are lots of great horns on the market. I play Conn trombones primarily. The new Conn 62h is a great instrument and reasonably priced. The Yamaha Bass Trombones are really nice and can be found used for around $2000.- Ebay is a good place to look for a used bass trombone. Good luck! Bradley

[@trystanfritts1912]

Thanks for the advice!! I really appreciate it. I play a Holton tr183, and I do love it quite a bit. I'll more than likely end up getting a double trigger horn eventually, but like you said, who cares if I have a single trigger horn right? Thanks for the great advice again. I'll definitely get some use out of my single trigger! Looking forward to any new videos of yours! THANKS!

[@trystanfritts1912]

Hey Bradley, Great videos!! I also play very similar to you, with me shifting the instrument to transition from low to high. Anyway, I have a quick question for you if you don't mind to answer. I'm primarily a Tuba player, however in the past few months I purchased my first bass trombone ( I already own a cheap tenor to play for fun). I plan to play mainly for a jazz big band, however some solo/piano accompaniment stuff interests me as well. Because I'm a Tuba player, and on a limited budget, I decided to purchase a single trigger bass trombone. (double trigger brought it up another 500-1000$) I've read that you can do pretty much everything you'll need to play on a single trigger horn(besides low B natural), so I went with that, and felt pretty good about it. However, many people have criticized my decision saying that I absolutely should have bought a double trigger over a single trigger.....So that FINALLY brings me to my question(sorry). Is it possible to have a second trigger installed onto my single trigger horn??? Would that even be a possibility??? Or would it be just the same amount of money to sell my horn, get my money back and spend a little extra to purchase a double trigger horn? So sorry for the length, but I felt like you were the one to come to....THANKS A LOT!!!

[@kastonmurrell6649]

I'm sure you've come to a resolution on the situation by now, but just so there is an answer on this some tech's could install a slot in valve to convert from a single to a dependent double set up. I purchased a horn last summer that had this modification on it. I don't know how much this kind of modification would cost though. Valves might be $200, but then I'm sure there's plenty of labor to add to the cost. If the music you need to play doesn't have valve Bs written at all, that kind of expense might not be worth it.