The Holton falls between a Conn 88H and a Bach 42B in sound and feel. The tone is full and rich without being too heavy. I wasn't sure if I would like the 9 inch bell, but it responds very well. The nickel silver slide is lighter than a standard Bach slide, but not as light as their light-weight slide. I find this helpful when switching between the Holton and the smaller bore Martin. The slide is extremely smooth and fast, and is a little narrower than on the Bach. The F attachment is fast and matches the straight horn well. The range is very easy and even from pedals to the high range (some reviews comment on the high range, but I find it easier than on other horns). The Holton 160 is quite flexible with a great focused tone and intonation. I was not very familiar with the Holton trombones and had been playing a Bach 42B open wrap and then a 42T with a Thayer valve. The best result I get when I use the trigger in the beginning, but I think I do rather well on the final combination on the seventh position.“The Holton TR 160 is one of the best large bore tenor trombone I've played. I play the notes using only the seventh position and no trigger involved. On a straight trombone this needs fast changes between the first and the seventh position. I alternate with the regular C in sixth position.įinally I changed the pattern somewhat and played Cb instead of a C. That is a "down-lipped" or bended Bb in seventh. Thats when I play both Bb and C in 6th position.įourth time I start the 16th notes series with a Bb on the seventh position. Third time I try to remove the fast slide movements with a factitious note for Bb in sixth position. Second time i play the Bb in first and the C in sixth which is hard, and needs a fast slide. I use the trigger for the C which makes it easy. I'm trying to do this whole pattern at tempo 104.įirst time I play the pattern I only use first position. Finally I land on a sustained Bb on the first position. Two half notes followed by eight 16th notes. After this I play a pattern of alternating Bb's and C's. I dont move the slide, I only use my lips to change between these notes. I start on a lipped Bb and then I raise a semitone to the normal B in seventh position. Then I play the same two notes using only the seventh position. I'm starting on the trigger and play two normal notes Bb-B (I use T3-T2 on the trigger). I decided to use this horn anyway so you could compare the "factitious-notes-pattern" and "lipped-notes-pattern" to the normal way of using the F-valve to play fast passages like this. An example almost as the one above.Īs you can see I have a F-valve so I really do not have to do this on this horn. Here you can watch a video where I show how I practice the Bb on fake positions. Most common position for every note within the normal register wich is also good information. This is a link to another position-chart, but this one does not show the complete set of alternate positions. Low notes are especiallyĭifficult on a small trombone with a small mouthpiece and certainly not for an intermediate player with this equipment. The G is a lot moreĭifficult than the Ab just above and therefore is not usually demanded of an intermediate player. The internet all over.This chart (below) covers the common register on the tenor trombone and is what is demanded of an intermediate tromboneplayer with exception of the lowest note (G) in the fourth position in this diagram. I have also added a chart covering the high register further down on the page for the player who has searched I will add a more complete chart later with this information. There are some general rules about adjustments though. The correction depends on the instrument, the mouthpiece, the one playing and the I should add that there are no fixed positions on the trombone so there have to be small adjustments done The Ab on first position is avoided as it is not possible to play in 1) I add this position chart for the ones that need them.
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