Trying to set world trombone record

[Perndog]

http://www.trombone.org/events/viewevents.asp?EventID=436

I am so there. It's less than two hours away from home.

[Sethomas]

Dude, I would so be there with my Sterling silver Conn had I the time to make the drive. For shame.

[Perndog]

It's not until September, can't you plan a trip that far in advance?

I want a silver trombone. :( I just bought a new (used but mint) one, but I couldn't afford brand new so I didn't have many choices.

[Dole]

My girlfriend just took part in '100 saxophones' in brighton - it was cool and weird to hear so many saxes play together...'one step beyond' sounded cool! They were scuppered in thjeir world record attempt though by 250 fuckers doing the same thing a few days later elsehwre in the UK.

[Emu]

250? Imagine how far away you can hear that from. :(

[Hobo Renee]

I did tuba christmas in Sacramento twice. It was super fun. There were about 100 baritone and tuba players in the middle of this mall freaking people out with christmas music.

[Sethomas]

A low brass chick? :love

[Hobo Renee]

:( I had to drop out of band because the conductor was an asshole. But the bass clef still throbs through my veins!

[nothing4buddha]

im a low woodwind/percussion freak =(

[Comrade Rocket]

i played Trumpet for two weeks but i stopped because my teacher didnt like me playing by ear.

[Sethomas]

That's one of the more articulate ways of saying you sucked. :/

[ArrowX]

I don't need fancy words like "TEACHER" to express mt suckieness it radiates from my very being :)

[kellychaos]

What are the differences, soundwise, in different alloys of, for lack of a better phrase, brass instruments?

[Perndog]

Yellow brass, with a larger portion of tin and lower density, has the brightest sound. Rose brass, with extra copper, has a warmer sound. Gold-plated yellow brass is comparable to rose brass, while sterling silver is warmer still.

[Sethomas]

Well, it's damn near impossible to describe sounds, especially with such subtleties as these. To most ears, there's no real difference in the timbre of an instrument based on the metal. But all the same, the softer the metal used, the more mellow, or "warm" the sound produced. That's why silver is best for symphonic instruments. Brass instruments generally have a more brash tone, and so are preferred for jazz or marching. Another factor in the sound is whether or not it's lacquered or plated. A lot of big band players in particular prefer the sound of brass instruments that have had the lacquer removed.

Plus, I like my silver trombone because it's pretty. :) I wish I had the time to actually play it, though.