Darcy James Argue wrote:
Hi Craig,
You are right about the orchestral trombones. Perhaps some bigbands have
3rd tbn. players with triggers, but here in NYC I rarely see that.
Nobody wants to play a solo on an instrument with an attachment, and
solos get passed around within the section fairly frequently.
Maybe it's an east coast/west coast thing? Most of the bands I play in,
here in San Diego and up in L.A. have players who use triggers on 2nd
and 3d chair. I prefer having a trigger even on my 3B not so much for
the low range as for the added flexibility it gives me (there are
passages that flow better using the trigger, and it can make page turns
simpler if you cal play with one hand). A lot of the bands I work with
have 1 Bach 26 or similar on 3rd, and a 3B or 36 on 2nd chair, with only
the lead player playing a 'straight' horn, and I've found it gives the
band a fatter sound.
But ... different strokes, eh?
cd
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