Contrabass valve trombone. Nominal pitch: 18-ft B♭.

Rampone & Cazzani

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Alternative Title

Contrabass valve trombone.

Instrument

Contrabass trombone/Trombones/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Contrabass trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Rampone & Cazzani

Place Made

Milan ; Europe ; Italy ; Southern Europe

Date Made

Mid 20th Century

Description

4 valves. Technical description: brass, with upright bell detachable by screwed joint; water-key on main tuning-slide. Valve type: 4 rotary valves in line; cork buffers on rotor arms. Overall size: c 918; bell 262. Sounding length: minimum 5526. Bore: mouthpipe at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 12.8; m.t.s. at c 510mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 16.0; centre of valve cluster at c 1353mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (4,3,2,1) 17.0; at 2763mm from bell end, c 22.85; at c 1152mm from bell end, 32.3. at 32.9mm from bell end, 160.5. B = 0.53. Bell cutoff = 700 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 14.5 - 13.6. Inscribed on bell: five pointed star / emblem of lyre (or jews harp) / "PREMIATO STABILte. / B. CAZZANI e Co. / MILANO / ESPORTAZIONE MONDIALE" / five pointed star / ellipse containing partly effaced "A RAMPONE / Ditte Riunite / B. CAZZANI & Co." Decorative features: mother of pearl touchpieces.

Notes

R. Parks, 3.11.07.

Measurements

c 918; bell 262.

Provenance

ex- John Webb Collection; purchased from Bartolacci, Rome, 1985. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

5741