Bass valve trombone. Nominal pitch: G.

Higham

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Instrument

Bass trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Higham

Place Made

England ; Europe ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Probably c1923

Description

3 valves. Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Short model with wide bore; cranked bell stay, ligature fitting at joint. With water-key. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung. Overall size: 885; bell 190. Sounding length: minimum 3075. Bore: at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 11.0; expanding by 100mm from mouthpiece receiver to bore c 11.5; distance to valve cluster c 500, v.t.s. bore 13.9; m.t.s. bore, 13.9 - 15.1; at 1538mm from bell end, c 15.1; at c 640mm from bell end, 20.8; at 20.2mm from bell end, 114.5. B = 0.60. Bell cutoff = 1000 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.1 - 11.2. Inscribed on bell "PATENT / CLEAR BORE / CLASS / A" / lion & unicorn emblem / "EXHIBITION / PRIZE MEDALS / AWARDED / TO / J. HIGHAM LTD / MAKERS / 127 STRANGEWAYS / MANCHESTER / 71747" and with embossed circular plaque with lion & unicorn emblem. Inscribed on 2nd valve casing on one side near top "J HIGHAM LTD / MAKERS / MANCHESTER" and on opposite side near bottom "H" Ê / "370". Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 1990; R. Parks, 7.3.92.

Measurements

885; bell 190.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0807