Tenor trombone. Nominal pitch: C / B♭.

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Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Date Made

Early 20th Century

Description

Technical description: Brass. Quick-change C to B♭ rotary valve with banana plate valve stops. Slide pull on main slide for high - low pitch change with adjustable stop. Tuning-slides on upper bow and valve tubing. Slide pull 40 (screw in), 87 (screw out). Overall size: 1007; bell 182. bore: at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 10.6; expanding by 100mm from mouthpiece receiver to bore c 11.0; descending slide, 11.3; supplementary tuning-slide at foot of main slides, bore 12.9; ascending slide, 11.3; joint, 11.3; v.t.s. bore, 12.4; m.t.s. bore, 11.5 - 16.5. Dia of mouthpiece receiver; m.r.t. 11.0 - 10.6 Inscribed on valve "C" "B♭"; on banana plate "4"; on inner section of outer slide "l.p.". Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch; tuning-slide on main slides allows use A⁴ = 439 Hz. With wooden unfitted box. Specific usage history: Used in a village band outside Edinburgh.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Used in a village band outside Edinburgh.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 1990; R. Parks, 30.12.91, 3.10.98.

Measurements

1007; bell 182.

Provenance

ex- Charles Garratt collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0578