The plastic 'pbone' trombone to be sold in US

[bisontuba]

FYI-mark

http://www.pbone.co.uk/" target="_blank

[Donn]

I believe the inner slide legs are fiberglass and the rest is some sort of polycarbonate. I want one. Just for fun.

They told me carbon fiber with genuine brass stockings (like a real trombone) and yes, they do have other instruments in the works.

Do you know if it is in fact polycarbonate?

I've read that the slide inners are fiberglass, and also that they're carbon fiber.

[Bob Kolada]

I like that the 2 trombonists pictured on the info page are both bass players. Maybe...

[Kevin Hendrick]

Did I hear something about $1XX, or was that a joke ?

$149, according to this:

http://www.jiggspbone.com/Product?productName=PBone

[SplatterTone]

Order today and receive a FREE shunt that lets you leave the slide home and use the horn as a vuvuzela at your favorite sports event.

[TMurphy]

At that price, I will strongly consider ordering one for my school next year. I think it would be a great item to give fourth graders who have trouble with the weight of the real thing.

[jacojdm]

$149??? $79.00 in the UK... at that price I would be all over it. But for $149, one could probably pick up a beater brass trombone for marching band off of eBay....

Case in point...
http://cgi.ebay.com/TROMBONE-OLDS-AMBAS ... 5644e73b6e" target="_blank" target="_blank

Yeah but that's a left handed trombone. You'd certainly pay more for a traditional right handed model.

[fairweathertuba]

Who are these guys? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZRYWuoMZ2w

Makes me want to hurl their p-bones into a wood chipper!

[ken k]

i gotta have one, I just can't decide on which color.

So TNFJ, which color shoulld I get ?

ken k

[Donn]

So TNFJ, which color shoulld I get ?

I'd say green, but I've read reports that some have had to choose between blue and red. In that case I would say red. Of course, you will probably want to make it your own with decorations of some sort.

[ken k]

So TNFJ, which color shoulld I get ?

I'd say green, but I've read reports that some have had to choose between blue and red. In that case I would say red. Of course, you will probably want to make it your own with decorations of some sort.

I guess i will have to get a Kelly mouthpeice to go with it!!!! Then I can play a gig with bloke and his mardi-gras-o-phone!

[Donn]

I understand it comes with a plastic mouthpiece, but that you might do well to get a Kelly 12C or something anyway.

[ken k]

iwant to get a couple in different colors and mix and match. i could make a red and green one for xmas, just green for st patties day, green and gold for mardi gras, red and blue for july 4, i would need orange and black for halloween...

[Brown Mule]

The best sound it will make is when it is thrown into a Dumpster and hits a Saxophone

[TMurphy]

Showed these to my supervisor. He might let me get one in September, to check out. If they're as good as they seem in the video, we may order a couple of them, to use with 4th and 5th grade students.