Tenor trombone, nominal pitch: B♭
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InstrumentTenor trombone/Trombones/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Tenor trombone |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHuschauer |
Place MadeVienna ; Europe ; Austria ; Central Europe |
Date Made1794 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass; semicircular bow shapes; flat bell stay, pinned at bell pipe end, soldered at joint end; fixed tubular slide stays; no tuning-slide; no stockings; garland width 33mm. When assembled, the tapered tenon of the slide section is inserted 18mm into the tapered socket of the bell section. Overall size: 1155; bell 117. Sounding length: minimum c 2695. Bore: at c 50mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 10.8; descending slide, 10.8; ascending slide, 10.8; at c 398mm from bell end, 15.3; at 13.0mm from bell end, 94.2. B = 0.81. Bell cutoff = 800 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.9 - 11.1. Decorative features: Embellished garland and engraved bell stay; simple turnings on ferrules. Signature marks: Inscribed on bell garland "IOSEPH HUSCHAUER / 17 IN WIENN 94". Usable pitch: A⁴ = c 440 Hz. Repair History: Replacement pin to bell stay; one sleeve patch on slide bow; one sleeve patch on outer slide. Purchased by lender with mouthpiece (3206). Illustration references: Workshop drawing by R. Parks published by the Collection, 1994; World Wide Web picture at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ Technical drawing available from the Friends of St Cecilia's Hall. Please see http://www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk/ |
NotesR. Parks, 14.12.91, 31.10.98; A. Myers, bore check 27.3.98. |
Measurements1155; bell 117. |
ProvenanceEx- Willi Burger collection. ; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number3205 |