Contrabass valve trombone. Nominal pitch: 18-ft B-flat.
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Alternative TitleTrombone basso Verdi. |
InstrumentContrabass trombone |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerRomeo Orsi, successor to Maino & Orsi. |
Place MadeSouthern Europe ; Italy ; Milan ; Europe |
Date Made1902-1918 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass with german silver ferrules, bow guard, stays, stay mounts, and valve components. Bell without gusset; wired bell rim. With angled connecting pieces between mouthpiece and body (secured by a ligature screw on the body) and between body and bell section (secured by ligature screws on the body and on the bell). With bow guard and water-key on the main tuning-slide. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, clock springs in narrow drums; cork buffers on spindles. Repair History: With detachable tuning-slide extension pieces adding 2 × 98 - 196mm to sounding length. One ligature screw and the 2nd and 3rd valve rotor shaft top screws are replacements. |
NotesArnold Myers (bore measurements) 14.4.18, (description) 18.12.21. |
Measurementsas assembled, from 3rd valve tuning-slide bow to highest point on bell 1270; body from upper bow to 3rd valve tuning-slide bow 790; from plane of bell to bell bow 630; bell 235. |
ProvenanceFormerly belonging to Frank Tomes. ; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number6608 |