Ultimate bigband bass trombone found - SilverSonic DuoGravis

[MartyNeilan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0173963234
Keep it in the (broken) case for Mahler and Strauss, but this one will kick the Bari's butt for sure!

[MartyNeilan]

There are a couple of buzzsaw duo-gravis models on the bay, but only one true silversonic. There is something to be said about the projection of that solid sterling silver bell (NOT plated). It will be interesting to see how much this finally goes for, they are rare and have a following. It does need a little work though - a D slide (I doubt you could find one, so it would need to be fabricated) and the triggers moved to a thumb-finger setup.

[SinNawlins]

it was not obvious from the listing that the slide is dented. did you see that?

does anyone know what the bore of that bass bone is?

[MartyNeilan]

.562 through both sides of the slide, AND .562 through the valves. The relatively tight bore throughout the entire horn is part of what gives the instrument its "character". Not to mention that solid sterling silver bell

Compared to my Getzen 1062 which was a .562 / .578 slide, and an even bigger valve section.

Final price may seem high to some, especially with the work it will need, but this is definitely a different kind of horn than anything you can find new these days, both good and bad.

[tuba_hacker]

Over the weekend, I had a chance to play a King horn with sterling silver bell for the very first time. I compared it against a regular 3B, a 2B, an assortment of Shires small bore tenors and small bore Bachs.

To my ears there was absolutely no comparison and the visual effect of that bell is stunning as well. To put it simply, I am smitten.