Tenor trombone, B-flat, high pitch
Date1930 ca.
Place MadeCincinnati and Chicago, Ohio and Illinois, United States, North America
ModelLyric
Serial No.5804
SignedEngraved on bell: THE / LYRIC / MADE-BY / Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. / CINCINNATI. / CHICAGO.Markings“5804” stamped on bell receiver.
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, inner slides nickel-brass-plated, tuning slide at bell bow.
DimensionsOverall length: 1105 mm
Tube length: 2589 mm
Bore (initial, minimum): 11.8 mm, 10.6 mm
Slide bore diameter: 11.4 mm (0.45 inches)
Bell diameter: 174 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1998 from Fred Oster, Vintage Instruments, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), pp. 40, 251.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07335
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