Contrabass trombone in 16-ft C, case, Nominal pitch: 16-ft C.

Boosey & Co

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Instrument

Contrabass trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

England ; London ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Description

Technical description: Brass. Double-slide model contrabass trombone. Windway runs mouthpipe - slide with moving outer - slide with moving inner - pitch change slide - slide with moving outer - slide with moving inner - joint - main tuning-slide - bell. With two alternative pitch change slides for Old Philharmonic pitch and French pitch. With handle for slide manipulation. With a short bit to adapt to the associated non-original mouthpiece. Repair History: Plastic binding has been wrapped around at the two slide stays where the stays could be gripped.

Other Information

Specific usage history: this was allegedly for many years the contrabass trombone used in British performances of music from Wagner's Ring cycle and was known in the profession as `King Kong'.

Notes

Arnold Myers, IN 9.7.01; BR 1.9.07 and 2.9.07; general 17.3.12.

Measurements

1081; bell 235.

Provenance

ex- Godfrey Kneller collection; ex- Arthur Falkner; ex- Walter Reynolds; according to the firm's archives [Boosey & Co Stock Books], the instrument was "C. Contrabass Trombone, ex slide \ FP, A57"; entered in stock 15 Jun 1898; sold 22 Jun 1898 to W. Reynolds. ; Gift of Susan Tomes, 2012.

Collection

Frank Tomes Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

6069