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Old 2015.01.02, 10:05 AM   #182
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Don't know (from the picture) if that's Ukigumo, but the instrument is a trombone. Trumpets (as seen in PE'Z or SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS) are much smaller and have 3 valves, each of which are either pressed or released, for 2^3 possible combinations. The only thing trumpets and trombones have in common is they're both 'brass', a category of instrument which employs the kind of mouthpiece you push against your lips instead of putting it in your mouth. You can get your lips into slightly different shapes to end up in different note-ranges, but once you're in a given range, it's up to the hand/finger mechanics of your particular brass instrument to determine which notes you'll hit within that range.

The texture/tone/etc. between different brass instruments is similar, but a trained ear can tell them apart. I knew right away there was a trombone at the start of Sekidou o Koetara when I first listened (despite the horrible mastering), but having been in a band class at age 11-14 probably helped.

You need to have a good ear to play the trombone, just as you would with the violin, since there is no 'grid' of frets/keys/valves. There's nothing on a trombone for fingers to individually contribute toward executing precise notes. You just have your ear, your arm, and maybe some muscle memory.

The horn held by the guy (whose head you can't see any of) on the far-left, near the top; is a trumpet.
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