Tenor trombone. Nominal pitch: B♭ + F.

Boosey & Hawkes

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Alternative Title

Tenor trombone.

Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Hawkes

Place Made

England ; Europe ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1966

Description

Technical description: silver-plated brass; chrome plated inner slides with stockings; spring slide buffers; slide lock, screwed bell lock at joint; water-key. Valve type: rotary valve; cork buffers on top cap. Overall size: 1141; bell 203. Sounding length: minimum 2675 without compressing spring buffers, these allow reduction by up to 24mm. Bore: at c 25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 11.0; expanding by 178mm from mouthpiece receiver to bore c 13.3; descending slide, 13.3; ascending slide, 13.3; v.t.s. bore, 13.9; m.t.s. proximal bore, 15.2; at c 611mm from bell end, 18.8; m.t.s. distal bore, 20.2; at 31.7mm from bell end, 102.5. B = 0.63. Bell cutoff = 900 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.0 - 11.1. Inscribed on bell on top "ACADEMY 408" within ribbon; on bell underneath "CLASS / A" / "50 MEDALS OF HONOUR" within ribbon / monogram FB / "MADE / & / PLATED BY / Besson" / five pointed star / "LONDON PARIS NEW YORK / MADE IN ENGLAND"; on bell near stay "415329". With fitted hard case, possibly supplied by manufacturers. Specific usage history: Formerly played in the Shirley Band (late 1980s) and the Tavistock Band.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Formerly played in the Shirley Band (late 1980s) and the Tavistock Band.

Notes

R. Parks, 8.11.08; A. Myers, 1.11.08, 8.11.08.

Measurements

1141; bell 203.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

5850