Bass trombone. Nominal pitch: G / F.

Hawkes and Son

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Instrument

Bass trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Hawkes and Son

Place Made

England ; Europe ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1895

Description

Technical description: Brass; plated stockings. Usual British G bass trombone, but with tuning at joint with ligature fixing; no tuning-slide. Single coil crook (wreath) for insertion at joint between slide and bell sections for putting instrument into F. Black wooden handle, ridged grip. Overall size: 1280; bell 195. Bore: at c 15mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 11.45; descending slide, 12.4; ascending slide, 12.4; at 1544mm from bell end, 12.4; at c 720mm from bell end, 17.5; at 28.0mm from bell end, 102.5. B = 0.70. Bell cutoff = 1000 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.4 - 11.6; outer diameter of tenons at joint 15.2 - 15.4. Inscribed on bell "SUPERIOR / CLASS / HAWKES & SON / Denman Street / Piccadilly Circus / LONDON"; at back of bell near rim "9812"; on inner slide near mouthpiece receiver "HAWKES / & SON / LONDON". Scratched on bell "196". Playing accessories: F crook; the crook bore insufficient to fit well onto slide section. Stitched leather collar guard. Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 22.2.87; R. Parks, 7.3.92, 30.5.98.

Measurements

1280; bell 195.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2702