Thank you, Ray for straightening this out so accurately. I had thrown
up my hands at any attempt to clear the air on this one, but you have
done so admirably. My one quibble:
Before valves, in Germany a low F trombone was a "bass trombone" and
was similar bore size to today's large bore tenor. It was a rare
instrument, much more common was a Bb "bass" with no valve.
Trombones in those days were almost always were almost always scored in
threes, designated alto, tenor, bass. They were in Eb, Bb, and F
respectively (lowest note of the bass routinely given as C below the
bass staff). These are the exact same sizes in wh. they had been
manufactured since the 16th c.
I cannot imagine what a (valveless) Bb bass trombone would be, nor how
it could play the low notes Eb, D, Db, or C.
Andrew Stiller
Kallisti Music Press
http://www.kallistimusic.com/
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