Well thas an interesting Horn

[Owencf]

Uh strange things afoot in the plumbing section wait a minute its a plastic trumpet, they even make trombone


[url="http://www.ptrumpet.com/"]http://www.ptrumpet.com/[/url]

[AttitudeCastle]

The plastic trombone actually came way before the plastic trumpet, as getting piston valves to work is a big challenge where as a trombone is just a tube, so the friction issue of it wearing itself apart is much less apart. Was one of the first to play both at trade shows when they were shown to the public.

My buddy has a pBone and I've been meaning to get one for a while! Great little things, especially for travelling and kids!

[GarethFlatlands]

Instant brass GAS. Although it's not made of brass.

You know what I mean.

Actually very tempted by one of these, purely out of interest to see if trumpet technique will carry over.

[alyctes]

If I played a wind instrument, trombone would be it... you can [i]slide[/i] a trombone

[discreet]

£120..? You could get a brass one for that.

[Owencf]

Just makes a good alternative to getting a brass one.
Im curious how much replacement parts would be or it might be a trip down to your local plumb centre.

[discreet]

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I'm curious how much replacement parts would be or it might be a trip down to your local plumb centre.
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Maybe a couple of bits of Lego..?

[GarethFlatlands]

Watching a couple of videos, you can tell the difference but they still sound pretty good to me.

I think you'd be lucky to find a good brass trombone for that money. I got my Bach trumpet for £40 but that was bargain of the century as far as I'm concerned!

[discreet]

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I got my Bach trumpet for £40 but that was bargain of the century as far as I'm concerned!
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Obviously prices have gone nuts since I played the trumpet, but that was about 120 years ago...

[GarethFlatlands]

You're looking at a couple of grand for a top of the range Bb trumpet, the model I got is around £600 new. So yeah, not cheap.

[oggiesnr]

You can also get plastic sousaphones so you can keep playing the bass lines.

Steve

[DorsetBlue]

As a former brass band player, I cannot believe that will sound anything like a decent brass instrument but I wait to be proven otherwise.

[Owencf]

Lazarus strikes back,

Has anyone else had any experience with these horns?

[Jus Lukin]

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[DorsetBlue]

My local music shop still cannot get one of the pTrumpets in.

[alyctes]

The pBone is very tempting...

[AttitudeCastle]

I've got one I use for travelling. The mouthpiece is lame, so I use my regular Rath one, but they are actually not bad at all!

A bit of a pain to maintain, but do it right and you barely need to look after them.

Really lightweight for younger ones. The Alto ones make great learner horns. I've an Alto one as well as a tenor as it's by far the cheapest way for me to delve into the Alto trombone world.

That said I'd say anything is light compared to my normal horn which is a double valve Bass trombone hah!

[Owencf]

Tempting to get just to tinker with and muddle my way along with something other than the Double bass

[alyctes]

Oops, my finger slipped... Delivery some time next week.

I should probably buy a mute, as well. Any recommendations?

[Jus Lukin]

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[AttitudeCastle]

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Oops, my finger slipped... Delivery some time next week.

I should probably buy a mute, as well. Any recommendations?
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The Dennis Wick ones are great, well designed and not too expensive. My main B-trom mute has been all around the world and never had a problem!

[alyctes]

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The Dennis Wick ones are great, well designed and not too expensive. My main B-trom mute has been all around the world and never had a problem!
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Excellent. Thank you very much