Tenor trombone. Nominal pitch: B♭ + F.

Boosey and Hawkes

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Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey and Hawkes

Place Made

England ; Europe ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1933-1938

Description

Technical description: Brass, silver-plated outer slide legs; open-wrap valve tubing layout. Slide lock, screwed bell lock at joint. Valve tuning-slide placed beside main tuning-slide. Valve type: String action rotary valve. According to the firm's archives [instruments books], the instrument was "Bb Tromb: m L.P as 142667 but bell as B.Co old 6lb medF", made in a batch of two. Overall size: 1158; bell 182. Bore: at c 25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 11.2; descending slide, 11.3; ascending slide, 11.3; v.t.s. 12.3; m.t.s. 12.5 - 16.0. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.8 - 11.2. Inscribed on bell "L.P." / hawk and trumpet trade mark / "Boosey & Hawkes / Ltd / Makers / 295 Regent St / London W1 / 143560"; inscribed on slide section at joint "143560" and on outer slide at top "143560". Decorative features: Embellished stay mounts and ferrules. Usable pitch: A⁴ = 439 Hz.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 1990; R. Parks, 8.2.92, 7.11.98.

Measurements

1158; bell 182.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

1122