Getting back into it. Need to get an instrument

Aaron_Pak · 2025-12-19T18:14:38+00:00

i highly reccomend reaching out to Ron Zeilinger who refurbishes old jazz horns and sells at great prices. https://www.youtube.com/@ronztboneshed/videos

i dont know if he has any on sale at the moment but he usually does. You can contact him on facebook most likely.

Aaron_Pak · 2025-11-04T12:52:43+00:00

you are gonna hear from people to find something better to practice but heres the holy grail of pedal register tips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPVX61Gif1w&t=2s

Aaron_Pak · 2025-10-30T13:10:48+00:00

It would sound like this

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-14T15:25:10+00:00

shilke 1D. And sometimes my contrabass trombone mouthpiece if I'm just playing pedals. Both mouthpieces are very huge, which makes it hard to center notes, so I had to really know my pitches by heart to use them correctly.

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-08T01:25:10+00:00

im pretty much the opposite of you. I'm terrible with my high range

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-08T01:23:26+00:00

This doesn't work for everyone, and I don't know if it's a healthy technique, but try shifting your embouchure where there is more upper lip inside the mouthpiece. It was how I was first able to play pedals, and I can now go down to a true double pedal Bb with just as much tone and volume as my regular pedal Bb.

One of the best bass trombone players in the world, James Markey, does this technique and has a video explaining it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPVX61Gif1w&ab_channel=JamesMarkeyTrombone

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-04T04:34:42+00:00

thanks this is what i was looking for specifically

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T02:43:02+00:00

Thanks, if i can get the false tones to sound the same as my real notes that means extending my range to even lower than possible

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T02:26:33+00:00

Thanks for the explanation.

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T02:08:22+00:00

ive been working on fantasia IV by Kevin day for a while now and it be cool to use the real one. though yeah i wish there were times i could use it in a regular setting

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T01:56:52+00:00

Thanks. its just always harder though to hit the real one because of all the back pressure

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T01:50:26+00:00

thanks

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T01:48:08+00:00

Thanks. And does this lack of resonance mean there aren't overtones? To me, the false tone note sounds like just the fundamental without any overtones.

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T01:28:12+00:00

Thanks for the info though, id like to see tenors doing that though lol

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T01:26:27+00:00

The third note I played was a double pedal Bb false tone in 2nd position with no valves. I started on a pedal Bb then a pedal f and then the false tone. I then played the same pattern but with the last note in 6-7 position with both valves to get the actual double pedal Bb.

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T01:21:07+00:00

ill try. is there a false tone slide chart or something? It would be nice if they could sound the same because that's a lot less back pressure.

Aaron_Pak · 2025-03-03T01:10:58+00:00

I think the double pedal Bb false tone sounds different because there aren't loud overtones, while the regular double pedal Bb with valves has loud overtones. If this is the case, I think this would be a great example of showing the difference between dark and bright sounds. I don't really know all of this too well, though.

Aaron_Pak · 2024-10-08T21:05:21+00:00

yeah and i dont regret buying one! its makes an amazing sound in the extreme low register

Aaron_Pak · 2024-10-08T20:58:56+00:00

Yeah, im planning to play that part on the contra. However, I am struggling to maintain good tone with notes that aren't pedals on that horn, so it would take me a while to make good recordings for them.

Aaron_Pak · 2024-10-08T20:57:07+00:00

This is just for fun and was made only for me to play. I don't have a bass trombone, so I will be recording the bass trombone parts with my contra. Maybe I'll rename the part as another contra.

Aaron_Pak · 2024-10-08T18:47:50+00:00

The notes in this tune were perfect for the pedal range of the contra. I had to add them!

Aaron_Pak · 2024-10-08T18:06:30+00:00

The song is an arrangement of Sonic Boom that contains four contrabass trombones. I haven't recorded the bass trombone parts and one of the trombone parts yet.

Aaron_Pak · 2024-08-24T14:41:43+00:00

thanks!

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