Posted by Art on October 04, 2000 at 23:02:48:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Valve trombone posted by Steve C on October 04, 2000 at 19:02:19:
I honked on one when it was on display at the Brass Conference. It's roughly the same size and bore as a King 3b. It's a bit stuffy in the low register; you wouldn't be able to play bass trombone parts on it very well, which was disappointing to me. But it's fine for Ferguson-style screaming. The slide was very good, and the valve setup was surprisingly comfortable. I would love to have one, but have not been able to convince myself that I can afford it, considering the small amount of trombone work that I get.
Incidentally, I asked the representative why they didn't call it a "Brad Gowans" model, since Gowans implemented the idea long before Ferguson. He said Brad's horn did not have a full six positions.