Tenor valve trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Trade Name
Henri Gautier
Date1912-1915 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelVirtuoso
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved in script on bell in floral design: Henri Gautier / VirtuosoMarkingsStamped on water key and slide bow ball: 29
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 8
Stamped on mouthpiece receiver: 20
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7 in (178 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 62, plate 63.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00500
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