Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch

Date: 1930-1942 ca.

Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America

Model: Challenger

Serial No: 13972

SignedEngraved on bell in shield pattern: CHALLENGER / LYONS BAND INST. CO. / CHICAGO / ILL.

MarkingsStamped on lower oversleeve: 13972

DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver inner slides. Silver-plated finish with gold-plated bell interior.

DimensionsBell diameter: 7 inches (178 mm)
Primary bore: 0.482 inches (12.2 mm)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Terms

Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Not on view

Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), pp. 28, 30.

Object number: 00179