I opened my closet door a month ago and found that the handle was loose. Looking closer I see that the screws are a bit loose and need to be tightened. Today I went to open the closet door, as I have every day for the past month, and guess what? It’s still got screws...
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Man, I can’t get rid of the sugar references but I promise this will be the last… Yesterday I was picked up by a friend in a Subaru WRX STI which is a small little rocket ship of a car that handles like a modified go cart. As we accelerated onto the interstate I was...
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When your leadpipe-to-mouthpiece relationship is correct, a couple of magical things can happen. The lips inside the mouthpiece can actually relax and buzz more freely since the leadpipe and mouthpiece are providing the correct amount of compression for your body. This allows the resonance to be more complete and relaxed. Imagine if you could just...
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I’m a coffee snob, but I haven’t always been. I used to buy my coffee based on fancy labels. I’d load it down with sugar and creamer, masking the acidity, the lack of flavor, or the burnt aftertaste. Then I started roasting my own coffee beans. I quickly found that I had a better product...
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I see people having their first date with a new instrument, if not daily, certainly weekly. From the time an individual walks through the Edwards door you can almost sense their anticipation, for that first look . Walking into the room can be a bit intimidating at first, until you realize that it’s not a...
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Our customers have been asking for a Rotax bass trombone for quite some time. After years of development, we’re happy to announce that the B502 is now ready for purchase. We’ve been testing it in the marketplace for over a year. In that time, refinements have been made to our original designs. As we continually...
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Toby Oft is the principal trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He recently sat down with me to discuss the BSO section, music careers, equipment, and much more. It seems like yesterday that we were at Tanglewood fitting the section and you were discussing your yearly schedule (symphony, solo, pops, Tanglewood summers, teaching). How have the...
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We’re getting busier! That’s great for business, but unfortunately, that means longer wait times for our trombone customers. Symphonic tenor and bass trombones now take 60-90 days to deliver. Our straight trombones (jazz, alto, etc.) take 60-90 days. If you’re looking to make a purchase, be sure to get your order in early. After all,...
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Former “Pershing’s Own” trombone soloist Scott Shelsta will perform with the Manassas Symphony on March 1, 2014. The program will include Ferdinand David’s Concertino and Arthur Pryor’s Thoughts of Love. Details: Manassas Symphony Orchestra March 1, 2014 @ 8pm Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Cir, Manassas, VA 20109
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Darrin Milling recently received the Cultural Merit Award from the Carlos Gomes Brazilian Society of Arts, Culture, and Education, along with the prestigious title Comendador, named after Brazil’s celebrated composer and maestro, Antônio Carlos Gomes. The ceremony took place on February 12 in Los Molinos restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil. Congratulations, Darrin!
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I’m thrilled to announce that Jonathan Whitaker has returned to the Edwards family. Jon is the Assistant Professor of Trombone at the University of Alabama. Roll Slide has become a trombone powerhouse in recent years. In addition to his studio duties, he also manages, teaches, and conducts for the Alessi Seminar every summer. He’s comfortable in...
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If you purchased a T396-A model in the last year, we would like to let you know about a potential issue with your instrument’s trigger saddle. Our machine shop supplied us with a batch of these saddles where the back radius is too similar to the dimensions of the silver cross brace on which it...
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