As with my tenor trombones, I'm very fortunate to have two different setups that I can mix and match to suit different circumstances. My go-to configuration uses a dual bore slide by Edwards with a Shires bell section: BII 1Y bell, BGC tuning slide, and independent rotors. The other instrument started its life in the now-discontinued Shires ProSelect line but has been customized with a different leadpipe, tuning slide, and with a screw bell conversion. It currently specs out as having a B1 2G screw bell, BB tuning slide, and independent rotors paired with a standard B62 slide with nickel crook and oversleeves. This ProSelect was also modified to be able to exchange bells with the custom line of parts. As a result, either bell or tuning slide can be mounted to either valve section. As the valve sections are the same, I did not modify the handslides to be interchangeable.
Regardless of whether I play the single bore or dual bore slide, I like to keep the yellow brass bell paired with a gold brass tuning slide. The gold brass bell works very well with yellow brass tuning slides, including the Blair Bollinger tuning slide I now use with it.
Regardless of whether I play the single bore or dual bore slide, I like to keep the yellow brass bell paired with a gold brass tuning slide. The gold brass bell works very well with yellow brass tuning slides, including the Blair Bollinger tuning slide I now use with it.
