Rick is a clinician for Conn-Selmer, Inc., and plays King, Conn and Bach trombones. His current instrument is a gold brass lacquered 2102PL (2B+) trombone (.500 bore) that he hand-picked from the East Lake, OH factory. He occasionally plays the Conn 100H and Bach 16 trombones. Rick’s larger bore horn of choice is an open wrap, rose brass Conn 88H (.547 bore) with the regular F rotor. “All total, I guess I own about ten trombones one of which is a 1925 Conn 40H trombone.”

Rick's mouthpiece is a Bach 6 3/4 C.