Recently headlining the blues stage at The Montreal Jazz Festival and appearing at The Lucerne Blues Festival in Switzerland, Beale Street’s latest success story, 5-time Blues Blast Music Award Nominee and International Blues Challenge Runner-up is Ghost Town Blues Band. GTBB's new album Shine debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart. Check out The Bradenton Times Weekend Sounds to see what bands you can catch at your favorite venues. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be correct. If you have Amro’s maintenance & replacement plan, there is no cost for adjustments and repair.BRADENTON - It's another weekend, and you know what that means. We'll inspect and test it free of charge, usually while you wait. Bring your trombone to the Amro repair shop at least once a year and whenever you feel it's not playing its best.
Apply a few drops of slide oil to the slide, put it back together, and lock the slide lock.Apply a small amount of grease to the tuning slide and put it back into your trombone.Rinse thoroughly and dry off the parts.Use your brushes to scrub gently inside the tubes.A soft towel on the counter and at the bottom of the sink or tub will cushion any falls.
Thoroughly clean your trombone's finish with your trombone polish cloth.Clean your mouthpiece with a mouthpiece brush, dish soap, and warm water.Don't store anything on top of your trombone in its case because extra items will push on it and bend it.Check for loose items in your case that could bounce into your trombone and dent or scratch it.Put your trombone in its case and fasten the latches.Wipe the fingerprints off your trombone with your trombone polish cloth.Remove the mouthpiece and put it in its compartment in your case.Hold the water key open and blow the moisture out of your trombone.Unlock the slide, pull the inner slide out, put a few drops of slide oil on each side, and insert it back into the outer slide.While holding the trombone with your left hand, place the mouthpiece into the mouthpiece receiver.Connect the slide to the slide receiver on the bell section and tighten the slide receiver. Check to see that the slide lock is locked, then take the slide from the case.The trombonist moves the slide in and out to make the different notes increasing the length the sound must travel makes the note lower. The mouthpiece amplifies the sound, and it travels through the trombone's tubing and out through its bell. To make the trombone sound, the player makes a buzzing sound by blowing air through closed lips.