Tenor/bass valve trombone. Nominal pitch: C + G.

F. Besson

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Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

F. Besson

Place Made

France ; Europe ; Paris ; Western Europe

Date Made

1905 or soon after

Description

4 valves. Technical description: Brass; Long outer main tuning-slide in position similar to that of the main slide of a slide trombone, but short inner slides allow maximum extension only 73mm (adding 146mm to sounding length); ligature clamp at top of outer main tuning-slide and siphon water-valve on bow. The 4th valve (for L1) at an angle to the plane of valves 1, 2 and 3 (for R1, R2, R3). Fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 4 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on pistons. Overall size: 992; bell 148. Sounding length: minimum 2420. Bore: mouthpipe at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.45; m.t.s. at c 370mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bores 11.75 - 11.95; centre of 4th valve at c 1300mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (4) 11.95; centre of 3 valve cluster at c 1370mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.95; at 1210mm from bell end, c 11.95; at c 410mm from bell end, 16.9; at 23.4mm from bell end, 90.1. B = 0.71. Bell cutoff = 900 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.7 - 10.9. Inscribed on bell "Harmonie de St. Etienne / TROMBONE SOLO / DÉPOSÉ" / "SYSTEME PROTOTYPE" within ribbon / monogram FB / "F. BESSON / BREVETÉ / S.G.D.G. / 96 RUE D'ANGOULÊME / PARIS." / five pointed star / "C / GRANDS PRIX / PARIS 1900 / St. LOUIS 1904 / LIÈGE 1905"; on ferrule of bell section joint "214"; on right side of first three valve casings "9", "10", "11"; on left side of 1st valve casing "F. BESSON" / five pointed star / "BREVETÉ", all within ellipse / "72214"; on left side of 4th valve casing "12" and within ellipse "F. BESSON" / five pointed star / "BREVETÉ". Decorative features: copper valve touchpieces. Usable pitch: with tuning slide closed, plays in C_ at A4 = 440 Hz. Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (4213).

Notes

R. Parks, 12.10.02, 21.12.02; A. Myers, (UP) 13.10.02, (BR) 24.11.08, 29.11.08.

Measurements

992; bell 148.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4212