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Your either talking about the tuning slide, or the slide. The slide is used to play different notes, just like valves are used on trumpets. There are 7 slide positions, and different slides positions mean different notes.

The tuning slide is used to make sure your in tune. If your flat (your pitch is low) then you push in on the tuning slide. If your sharp (your pitch is high) then you push out your tuning slide.

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Which intrument used a U-shaped slide to change pitches?

All brass instruments (except the sousaphone) have slides. They are used to adjust the pitch, sharp of flat. The instrument that is played using a slide is the Trombone. It also has a slide on the back that is used to tune, or adjust pitch.


Which brass instrument other than trombone was once made with a slide?

There is no other instrument other than the Trombone with a slide. There are variations of the trombone though. For example, there is a trombone made with a slide and valves. There are also different types of trombones. There is the bass trombone, tenor trombone, alto trombone, soprano trombone (slide Trumpet), and piccolo trombone. (Please note that the soprano trombone, or slide trumpet, does not have valves. It is also called a slide trumpet because it has the same exact range, sounds like a trumpet, and uses a trumpet mouth piece.) There has also been plastic, wooden, and metal trombones made. I hope that this helped!


Which brass instrument other than the trombone was once made with the slide?

There is no other instrument other than the Trombone with a slide. There are variations of the trombone though. For example, there is a trombone made with a slide and valves. There are also different types of trombones. There is the bass trombone, tenor trombone, alto trombone, soprano trombone (slide Trumpet), and piccolo trombone. (Please note that the soprano trombone, or slide trumpet, does not have valves. It is also called a slide trumpet because it has the same exact range, sounds like a trumpet, and uses a trumpet mouth piece.) There has also been plastic, wooden, and metal trombones made. I hope that this helped!


Which brass instrument other than the trombone was once made with a slide?

There is no other instrument other than the trombone with a slide. There are variations of the trombone though. For example, there is a trombone made with a slide and valves. There are also different types of trombones. There is the bass trombone, tenor trombone, alto trombone, soprano trombone (slide trumpet), and piccolo trombone. (Please note that the soprano trombone, or slide trumpet, does not have valves. It is also called a slide trumpet because it has the same exact range, sounds like a trumpet, and uses a trumpet mouth piece.) There has also been plastic, wooden, and metal trombones made. I hope that this helped!


The only brass instrument that is played with a slide is called?

Almost all brass instruments have movable tuning slides, but the only one that is played by moving a slide is the trombone.


What is the difference with the trombone?

The difference with the trombone is that it is the only instrument with a slide. That slide is what makes it unique.


What instrument uses a slide?

A Trombone. The slide allows the trombone to play lower pitches.


What is a cross between a trumpet and a trombone called?

Marching Trombone> It looks like a large trumpet. It allows for easier marching , not having to use the slide.


What does a trombone have that other brass instruments haven't got?

A trombone has a slide. The slide allows it to do the infamous glissandos.


What is the brass instrument that has a slide?

That would be the trombone. The trombone has a main slide instead of valves to alter the length of tubing that the vibrating air has to travel through to change the pitch of notes. All brass instruments have tuning slides to slightly lengthen or shorten the tubing length to help tune the instrument.


What is the thing you pull in out of a trumbone?

the "thing" you pull out of a trombone is called a slide. The slide has seven positions, but seventh position is rarely used.


What is used instead of valves on the trombone?

The trombone is known for it's slide.