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A trombone is a significant investment, whether you’re buying for a beginner or an experienced musician. You want a quality instrument that sounds great and works well, but you certainly don’t want to ...

There is a scholarly trend of playing ancient music as it was conceived by the composer. But where can rare historical instruments be found? One solution is fabricating exact copies of the originals.

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Most of us are familiar with the modern trombone, the brass instrument with an extendible slide that has become a fixture in jazz ensembles and symphony orchestras. We're less familiar with the ...

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