Tenor trombone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Antoine Courtois

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Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Antoine Courtois

Place Made

France ; Europe ; Paris ; Western Europe

Date Made

1872-1878

Description

Technical description: Brass; traces of plating on lower inner slide. Saddle-mounted water-key. Dual bore, although both legs same external diameter. Overall size: 1152; bell 151. Sounding length: minimum 2701. Bore: at c 60mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 11.2; descending slide, 11.2; ascending slide, 11.5; m.t.s. bore, 12.1 - 13.1; at c 403mm from bell end, 16.3; at 24.6mm from bell end, 89.9. B = 0.77. Bell cutoff = 1100 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.0 - 11.3. Inscribed on bell "Médaille / LONDRES 1862 / Exposition Universelle / PARIS 1867 / Médaille d'Honneur / EN ARGENT / ANTOINE COURTOIS / Breveté / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL / 88, rue des Marais St. Martin / Paris / 1ER PRIX / GRANDE MEDAILLE D'OR / EXPOSITION DE MOSCOU / 1872 / S. ARTHUR CHAPPELL / Sole Agent / 52 New Bond Street / London" and "905". Inscribed on mouthpipe "11d1 / 3go"; on top of slide "11d1". Decorative features: Decoration at both ends of bell stay only; lower end of bell stay also silver-plated for about 2 inches where wear is greatest. Inner slide stay loose. Bell rim loose. Possible original short tuning slide not present. Performance characteristics: Excellent response. Usable pitch: Long tuning-slide gives A⁴ = 440 Hz.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 1990; R. Parks, 30.12.92, 6.6.98.

Measurements

1152; bell 151.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0606