The Waiting Game... is over!

Just after I typed a post about waiting for my new horn... it arrived! Actually, I was on the throne, when I heard the front door open. I had left a note for the UPS guy/girl asking them to just leave it inside for me. So I rushed out to see a gargantuan box, which turned out not only to have a new bass trombone in it, but a generous amount of styrofoam peanuts. I hungrily dragged the case out of the box, spilling several pounds of peanuts on the floor. For some reason I cleaned up the mess before I opened the case... I guess I wanted to savour the anticipation a few minutes more. While waiting for this horn, it was the perfect, ideal bass trombone in my mind, and now that I have it, any limitations it may have can become apparent. However, upon opening the massive case (which more resembles a euphonium case... it's friggin huge!), I saw a gorgeous trombone. Shiny yellow brass with a smooth, gentle open wrap of the valve sections. It came with three lead-pipes, and I don't have a clue which one is the medium of the three, which is the one I've been advised to use. The German-made 1 1/2G mouthpiece is excellent too, and I can't really tell of any inferiority to a Bach mouthpiece.

Since I'm not very familiar with what the flat-G valve does, and I'm very out of practice with valves in combination, I'll be showering and racing off to a Mason practice room to play around with it (and show it off, of course!) before band at 1:00. I hope this new horn gives me a nice kick-start to playing a ton, which is what I ought to be doing. I suspect it will, it's a knock-out.

I can't wait a minute longer, so I'm off to do that. I'll be posting more about the Getzen as I become friendlier with her. And we'll have to work on a name too, of course.

Huzzah for a new bass 'bone!

UPS tracking info:

Status:                   In Transit         
        Scheduled Delivery:                 Feb 22, 2005         
                                
        Shipped to:                 FREDONIA, NY, US         
        Shipped or Billed on:                 Feb 15, 2005         
        

                        
        Tracking Number:                 1Z 3Y3 20A 03 4056 523 5         
        Service Type:                 GROUND         
        Weight:                 28.00 Lbs         


Package Progress:
                                
Feb 22, 2005
10:29 A.M. - DUNKIRK, NY, US - DELIVERY
4:30 A.M., DUNKIRK, NY, US - OUT FOR DELIVERY
4:03 A.M. - DUNKIRK, NY, US - ARRIVAL SCAN
2:37 A.M. - BUFFALO, NY, US - DEPARTURE SCAN
Feb 21, 2005
6:56 P.M. - BUFFALO, NY, US- ARRIVAL SCAN
Feb 16, 2005
5:01 A.M.- CERRITOS, CA, US - DEPARTURE SCAN
Feb 15, 2005
10:36 P.M. - CERRITOS, CA, US - ARRIVAL SCAN
9:43 P.M. - SYLMAR, CA, US - DEPARTURE SCAN
9:01 P.M. - SYLMAR, CA, US - ORIGIN SCAN
8:08 P.M. - US - BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
Tracking results provided by UPS: Feb 22, 2005 11:47 A.M. Eastern Time (USA)