| The NEW Jiggs Whigham p-Bone brings a fun and intriguing twist to the traditional trombone. With its plastic construction, this lightweight instrument sounds remarkably like typical brass trombones. We've now had all four colors in the store and have had the chance to play them all. They're a lot of fun, lightweight, well balanced and easy to play. They have a black fiberglass slide with brass stockings and as such are different than anything else around. They technically don't need to be lubricated though Slide-O-Mix Rapid Comfort and other one-step mixes enhance the action. The slide is a bit rough at first, but once properly run in, it improves markedly and becomes much quieter. The horn sounds like a trombone, with a "plastic" coloring as you might imagine. Many others who tried the horn were impressed with its sound, ease of playing and intonation. And no, there's no difference in timbre from color to color (that would be too cool). Here are the stats:
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- 0.500 small bore.
- 8.25 inch bell.
- Clear plastic 12C-ish mouthpiece (approx 24.55mm cup diameter).
- Accepts all standard small shank mouthpieces.
- Movable main tuning slide (imagine that!).
- Metal counterweight for balance.
- Slide lock.
- Black fiberglass inner & outer slide tubes.
- Brass slide stockings.
- Ergonomic handgrip.
- Weighs about 1¾ pounds (800 grams).
- Black nylon O-style "gig" bag.
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of $14.95. Other locations vary by market rate, though
most are quite reasonable.
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