Single trigger minor third attachment short reach slide trombone

Details Single trigger minor third attachment short reach slide trombone Single trigger minor third attachment short reach slide trombone

1993-05-18

1995-07-25

Gellner, Michael L.

Music

Instruments

Wind

84388, G10D 710

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active

054352223

ABSTRACT:
A slide trombone is provided which has an activatable attachment which lengthens the basic windpath of the instrument. The attachment is activated to lower the basic pitch of the instrument by a minor third. The instrument further has a reach (i.e., the distance which the slide travels from its innermost position to its outermost position) which does not exceed 55 centimeters. Thus, when the trombone is tuned to B.sup..music-flat. /G.sup..music-natural., the slide has a shorter reach than is conventional for a B.sup..music-flat. /F or other known B.sup..music-flat. /G.sup..music-natural., trombones. Therefore, for the B.sup..music-flat. /G.sup..music-natural., trombone, the slide may lower the pitch by five complete semitones. The trombone can also be tuned to C/A, D.sup..music-flat. /B.sup..music-flat., E.sup..music-flat. /C, and F/D. In the D.sup..music-flat. /B.sup..music-flat. embodiment, the trigger action may be reversed.

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