Valve trombone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

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Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Place Made

France ; Europe ; Western Europe

Date Made

Circa 1960

Description

3 valves. Technical description: Brass; long model. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung. Overall size: 1100 (tuning slide in); bell 180. Bore: at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 9.9; expanding by 100mm from mouthpiece receiver to bore c 10.9; distance to m.t.s. c 670mm, m.t.s. bore, 12.1; v.t.s. bore, 12.1. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.0 - 11.2, followed by step down at 30mm to 10.9. Inscribed on bell "3819 / Embassy / sold by / Besson / London"; on back of bell "L - P"; on ligature "Made in France "; on valve stems and cases "1", "2", "3"; on mouthpipe "75 NT". Playing accessories: Music card holder. With black drop in case, possibly original. Usable pitch: A⁴ = 440 Hz. Fully drawn tuning-slide lowers pitch to A.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 1990; R. Parks, 30.12.91, 6.6.98, 7.11.98.

Measurements

1100 (tuning-slide in); bell 180.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0553