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« on: Mar 28, 2012, 07:54PM »
I've been told by friends, teachers, and other trombonists that you can buy a valve section that attaches to both your slide and your bell, transforming your horn into a superbone. But as hard as I look on the internet I can't seem to find just a valve section...
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« Reply #1 on: Mar 28, 2012, 07:57PM »
Greenhoe sells valve sections. However they don't just "attach" to your bell and slide section. You need to have a tech install them.
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« Reply #2 on: Mar 28, 2012, 07:59PM »
No, I think he means a set of 3 piston valves to go between the slide section and the valve section. I don't think I've ever seen or heard of anything like that. Without shortening the handslide, the horn would play VERY flat...
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« Reply #3 on: Mar 28, 2012, 08:00PM »
Quote from: tbnjazzer on Mar 28, 2012, 07:54PM
I've been told by friends, teachers, and other trombonists that you can buy a valve section that attaches to both your slide and your bell, transforming your horn into a superbone. But as hard as I look on the internet I can't seem to find just a valve section...

Superbone? With Super in the name, how can this posdibly ever be a bad idea?


As a wise man once said ;

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« Reply #4 on: Mar 28, 2012, 08:05PM »
Quote from: tbnjazzer on Mar 28, 2012, 07:54PM
I've been told by friends, teachers, and other trombonists that you can buy a valve section that attaches to both your slide and your bell, transforming your horn into a superbone. But as hard as I look on the internet I can't seem to find just a valve section...

Never even heard of one. I doubt it exists. Like classicjazztbone said, it'd play really flat. Probably at least a half step.
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« Reply #5 on: Mar 28, 2012, 08:10PM »
I mean attaches like the way you attach your slide to your bell. With a lock screw. Yes, it would go "between"
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« Reply #6 on: Mar 28, 2012, 08:18PM »
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« Reply #7 on: Mar 28, 2012, 09:24PM »
I think I remember one of the Chinese ones having a removable valve section on a short slide trombone.

Of course this could mean that if you take the valve section off, you now have a B trombone with a 6 position slide.  Or if you put that valve section on a regular trombone, you now have an A trombone with valves of the proper length for a Bb trombone.  All this with the usual superior Chinese design and execution (not).

tbnjazzer, you really have Superbone on the brain.  I guess you are going to have to buy one and discover exactly why very few of us use one for yourself.
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