Vienna Symphonic Library Bass Trombone KONTAKT

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The bass trombone is a slide trombone with two valves that are operated by the left thumb. The valves make it possible to lower the instrument’s pitch from Bb to F or D. The entire chromatic scale only becomes available thanks to the thumb valve (F tuning) and an additional third-valve (D tuning). The bass trombone has a very wide range and is relatively easy to play in the lower register.

Classification
Aerophone, brass wind instrument

Material
Mainly brass, often gold brass; nickel silver (inner and outer slides)

Mouthpiece
Cup-shaped mouthpiece, a little larger than that of the tenor trombone

Tubing
Length approx. 269–290 cm, mostly cylindrical

Bore
A little wider than the tenor trombone, inner diameter 13.8 mm

Slide

Valves
Two valves, lowering the pitch by a fourth (to F) and a minor third (to D)

Bell
Rim diameter 22.8–26.7 cm

The tenor-bass and bass trombones have the widest range of all wind instruments.

The natural harmonic series from the 1st to the 12th natural is generally used. Pedals are also part of the instrument’s range. From the 20th century it has been usual for pedal notes to be played on the trombone. These are especially easy to play on the bass trombone because of its wider bore.