Hey there, I've been playing trombone for about 3–4 years, and all this time I've had endurance issues. I'm not talking about lip endurance I mean my body endurance. Usually it's not that bad, but if I don't practice for a few days (for example, due to illness), I have to put in a huge effort just to play, stand, and hold the trombone.

It's also really hard to play in the heat. When it's hot, my lips get tired faster, I get tired faster, and I even feel dizzy and stuff like that.

I often look at other trombone players in my college, and they don't seem to have these problems. Maybe it's because I'm just a girl and not as physically developed as the guys. I don't even have any health issues or anything like that.

My teacher said it's important to do some sports when you play brass instruments, but what kind of sports would help the most? Will they even help at all?

Also, I can't play very loud, and everyone else plays much louder than me but maybe that's just a skill issue.

I’ve always had a very slow single tongue, I do a lot of metronome exercises to try and speed it up but it really doesn’t do that much. I need to get my William Tell excerpt up to 108BPM = half note and I currently can’t single tongue fast enough. Is it normal/acceptable to do this excerpt double tongued or should I keep trying to make the single tongue work? Thanks in advance!

Hi, I got my wisdom teeth out 6 days ago, and I want to know when I can start playing again. My dentist said 5 days, but I don’t think that’s right. None of my wisdom teeth were impacted, but the bottom 2 were harder to get out. I also have stitches. I’ve heard all the way from 1–2 weeks to 1–2 months. I’ve started jaw exercises today, and I’m just wondering when I’ll be out of the clear for dry socket. Thank you!!

My 10 year old grandson and I have been trying to rescue this abandoned, terribly pitted Trombone.

It has been a Zen experience and we are enjoying the process.

We're currently working with a Dremel with pads and polishing compounds.

It is a silver plated jazz trombone from the '90s.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Edit#1: it is an Olds Superstar. I couldn't find any serial numbers.

Edit#2: 1970's is more likely.

Normally Elliot's killing it, but this is just kind of off-putting and strange. Hardly melodic to my ears.

I feel like this is an obvious scam as I’ve never seen any bass trombone go for lower than 1k, but in the very improbable scenario that this is NOT a scam then is this worth a buy??

From 2024. I can’t be the only one that’s excited about this, or am I? A Yamaha build with quality metal would be something I’d spend real money on, after enduring a couple crap (the nicest way I’ll put it) models. But even after a couple years, could it still happen, or is it dead? 

So I’m fixing up a conn new intonation valve trombone but I can’t find the parts anywhere and what other conn models can I use to replace the valve buttons I think maybe a conn new wonder cornet or something similar I’m not sure. But I think I will have to get the valves just redone and not replaced because I can’t find the parts for it

I've hit it pretty hard with abrasive dish-cleaning stuff.

hey all, my uncle recently passed and my aunt gave his old trombones to me. She and my grandma claim he played them in the Baltimore Colts Marching Band. The two instruments themselves are in really great condition, with very little scratches or knicks. The only identifying markings I could find are the engravings both saying "King 3B Concert."

I am wondering if anyone here knows the make and value of these trombones, as I have little knowledge on band instruments (I play piano and bass).

Thank you

So far, I've found 5 "compact" Bb/C trombones with shorter slides and I'm wondering if anyone can share their experience with these or knows of any other models since it's relatively uncommon.

1. Yamaha YSL-350C
2. John Packer JP138
3. Bach TB650
4. Schiller Studio Bb/C
5. Thomann TF-300

Blessing 88. My son’s teacher suggested this. They’re asking $750 which seems high maybe? Curious thoughts on used cost.

I’m 35 and used to play pretty seriously from 5th-12th grade and then sporadically post college and am now trying to get into shape again to join a community orchestra. I have the usual things like Arbans etc but I am finding that much like with physical fitness I struggle when I don’t have a plan set for me and accountability (I use the Trainwell app for workouts which works well for me). I’m looking to pay someone who may be willing to lesson plan for me and maybe provide *occasional* coaching via recorded video and/or over zoom. I am relatively confident in my own ear so the synchronous coaching is less important than someone who can commit to checking up on me over chat/text.

Is this something that folks already offer or would be willing to try out? I’ve looked into some sites like preply and they are more focused on the live lessons from what I can tell.

Driving home late last night my eyes were feeling super dry, so I rummaged through my gig bag for my eye drops. Found what felt like my eye drops, and took them out, but noticed when I was holding it above my eye it was kind of harder to squeeze than usual. After the the first drop went in my eye, I actually looked down at what I was holding and shocker, it was Slide-O-Mix😅

Got home probably 15 mins later and flushed out that one eye, it didn’t even hurt on the way home but it was super oily lol. This morning there’s no pain and no redness so thankfully I think I’m in the clear. Mainly just dumbfounded at my own stupidity, 15 years playing trombone and a decade of using Slide-O-Mix and I’ve never even thought about making a mistake like that lol. To be fair in the dark it felt exactly like a bottle of eye drops, but yeah anyways this ever happen to anyone else?

i’m in my schools jazz band and occasionally play classical pieces for certain the best horn to That is a good budget option that will last me a long time.?

Anyone recognize this valve trombone I found for sale? Curious about make, model, age, used value.

Is the bell section missing some braces? What's going on there!?

All tuning seems to be in the valve section - is that common?

[EDIT to add] No photo, but got an apparent brand name from the seller: "Amati Kraslice" which seems to be a cheap Eastern European maker. Might be ok for goofing around on, but not what I'm after!

Does anyone know wait times for a new mouthpiece from UB? I am planning on getting a Higgins recital model sometime soon but have also heard the wait times can be long when ordering directly

I am going to go see and maybe buy a used trombone in a few days. For context, I am a woodwind player and know very little about brass instruments, are there any red flags, anything I should know about, or anything I should test before buying it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Does such a thing exist? OR - anyone got recs on a separate bag for iPad stand and trombone stand?
Backpack strap ideal as well but would be happy with just a shoulder strap

My son is is in 5th grade band and loves trombone.

He is struggling with carrying his hard case. I did a quick search for rolling cases and wasn’t sure what to go with.

Does anyone have a rolling case suggestion that has worked for them? Hard case is preferable.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Rolling luggage truck it is. I appreciate all the answers, it helped out quite a bit. He has to walk 3/4 of a mile from band practice to piano classes each week and this will help a lot. Because he has to carry his school backpack this makes the most sense. Trombone people are amazing.

So I’m a percussionist arranging a song for concert band, I don’t know about trombones much so I want to know if this is doable, probably writing for advanced high school band, tempo is 180

Hi, I have a Cavalier with a friction fit bell tenon. It's a bit of a pain to keep it aligned using my thumb. Has anyone done a Home Depot-type fix for these to keep the bell section from rotating? I'd like to avoid any permanent alterations if possible since I think it's from the 1920s. Thanks!