Tonight with my new horn, I stopped mid-practice to put grease on the tuning slide. I haven't greased the tuning slide and it needed it; it was stiff.
I really like this aspect of playing an instrument, the painstaking, almost obsessive care you take of your instrument. I like the way we trombonists are with our slides (well, should be, except for the time that I dropped Larry Walsh's slide!), with holding the instrument. You develop an utter sixth sense for the space it occupies. I like being in tune with the needs of the instrument, cleaning the slide, learning and then knowing the techniques for caring for it.
I like caring enough about the instrument that I take that kind of care.
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I totally agree with you about the sixth sense in terms of the space the horn occupies. It's a great investment and a personal treasure that brings joy. It's space in your life becomes more than just noticeable. But I was wondering...while you wax eloquent about your new love...why didn't you tell us all what 'kind' of tbone you bought? Brand, model, open/closed wrap?
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