What key does the trigger on a trombone put it into and what does it do?

It puts it into the key of F sharp and it allows the slide positionsto become shorter. e.g: c sharp - 7th position becomes 2nd position with the trigger on.

Uh.. .it puts the horn in F!!! not F#... weird you picked the wrong answer! Report It

If you're talking about a single trigger "F-attachment" it puts you in "f" but don't over think it. All you're doing by pushing down the trigger is making the instrument "longer". Play "C" in the staff (bass clef) in 6th position, now play the same note it 1st position. Your "trigger" has added all that slide length. Try the same thing with a low "F" in 6th position then in 1st with the "trigger", understand the "concept"? Listen hard for good intonation with your trigger notes in general the positions are a little "longer" than your normal positions.

Actually, it puts the trombone in the Key of "F" natural NOT F#! It does this by lengthening the slide to the 6th slide position... although you need to do some fine tuning with the trigger slide.

Here are the main two things a trigger does for a trombone!


Pt. 1 - Lower Notes
Because the trigger lengthens the slide, it lets you reach lower notes, unavailable to you by a non -trigger trombone. A normal trombone goes from an E natural (in 7th) and the next lowest note possible is a pedal Bb.. unless you lip everything (that's what bone players did before triggers) With a trigger you can go down chromatically to a low C (two ledger lines below the staff) before the Pedal Bb... and if you lip it... you can hit the B natural. Not to mention with the trigger you can go below pedal (E natural) Bass trombones sometimes have a second trigger that puts the trombone in G by itself or into D with both triggers pressed.... thus extending the low range even further.

Pt 2 - Ease of playing:
A trigger on a trombone lets you use alternate positions for a lot of the lower to mid lower notes on a trombone. For example a B natural or E natural normally in 7th can be played with Trigger/2.5 or a C or F normally in 6th can be played with Trigger/1 or Trigger/1.5. This is extremely helpful in playing faster scalar and arpeggiated sections!


Types of valves:
Rotary - A little slow and outdated
Axial Flow - Faster, better response and Less air restriction

If your looking to purchase a trigger trombone, don't buy a Bach anything... they're made very poorly today If you find a used one from the 80's or earlier snatch it up! Yamaha is making an outstanding product now, but the best trombones are Edwards
http://www.edwards-instruments.com/tromb...
(they use an axial flow valve - which is very nice!)
http://www.edwards-instruments.com/tromb...

and Shires.
http://www.seshires.com/index1.htm
they use axial flow valves also, but they also have invented their own valve, which is AMAZING!!!) Their version of a rotary valve is pretty nice also!

Hope this helps!