Conn-88HO (Trombones)

Member Name: hp98ttb

Product:	Trombones
Date:	27/11/00 (947 review reads)
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Advantages: the Tone- oh the Tone. and the fact it is open wrap

Disadvantages: the wrap is a little exposed- but thats the price you gotta pay with an open wrap

I had been looking for a new symphonic bore Trombone for years and never quite had the money to get to London to look for one in the shops up there.

I had heard about the Conn series, especially the Conn88H. A beautiful instrument that I sometimes borrowed from my teacher.

And so I got to London, looking for a new Trombone, I tried out several including the hallowed Conn88H, benchmark for the tenor trombone- but the Open wrap version caught my eye.

The 88H is the closed wrap model and, as with the majority of closed wrap Bb/F trombones is a little stuffy in the lower registers with the plug open. However, the open wrap generally stops this and provides a much clearer sound when the plug is opened.

The tone is beautifully warm and the response is wonderous in all registers. It is a pleasure to practice on (which is a real bonus) and in concerts- well- I have just played Carmina Burana and it was magnificent.

A great trombone with beautiful tone, and no fuzzy bits when the plug is open.

Get one.

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