Tenor trombone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

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

1958

Description

Technical description: silver-plated brass; inner slides chrome plated with stockings (no spring buffers); slide lock and screwed bell lock at joint; water-key. Repair History: Main tuning-slide has been extended to lower the pitch from A₄ = 452.4 Hz to A₄ = 440 Hz. Overall size: 1156; bell 178. Bore: at c 33mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 10.7; expanding by 100mm from mouthpiece receiver to bore c 11.2; descending slide, 12.3; ascending slide, 12.3; m.t.s. bore 13.9 - 18.5. Inscribed on bell "Imperial / MADE BY / Boosey & Hawkes Ltd / London / MADE IN ENGLAND"; on bell near stay "HP / 284107"; on side of tube at both sides of joint and on outer slide near joint "107". Decorative features: Counterweight in form of globe representing the world, from which streams a ribbon with a musical note. With fitted hard case, artificial leather covered, with embossed brass label inside lid inscribed "BOOSEY / and / HAWKES" on a globe. Main tuning slide has been extended to lower the pitch from A4 = 452.4 Hz to A4 = 440 Hz. Specific usage history: formerly used in Gorgie S.A. Band, Edinburgh.

Other Information

Specific usage history: formerly used in Gorgie S.A. Band, Edinburgh.

Notes

R. Parks, 14.6.08.

Measurements

1156; bell 178.

Provenance

Gift of Thomas Hewat, 2008.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

5791