Tenor trombone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Besson

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Alternative Title

Tenor trombone.

Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Besson

Place Made

England ; Europe ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1946, ante 1948

Description

Technical description: silver-plated brass. Cork-barrels at tops of inner slides; inner slides silver-plated, with stockings. Screwed bell lock at joint. Water-key. Repair History: Repair to slide section at joint resulting in constriction. Overall size: 1169; bell 158. Bore: at c 50mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 10.2; expanding by 100mm from mouthpiece receiver to bore c 10.7; descending slide, 11.5; ascending slide, 11.5; joint, 10.3 (constricted by repair c 40mm before joint; m.t.s. bore, 12.0 - 13.6. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.2 - 11.4. Inscribed on bell "CLASS / A / NEW STANDARD" / "50 MEDALS OF HONOUR" within banner / monogram FB / "BESSON & CO. / Prototype / LONDON / ENGLAND" / five-pointed star / "British Throughout"; on mouthpiece receiver ferrule "BESSON & CO. / BREVETES / 14658"; on bell section at joint "14658". Decorative features: Plain fluted decoration on stay ends and inner slide ends. Playing accessories: Red collar guard.

Notes

R. Parks, 20.9.97, 3.10.98.

Measurements

1169; bell 158.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3751