Tenor valve and slide trombone, B-flat
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1885 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.979[_]
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE / BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART / IND. MarkingsEngraved on bell flare: O. E. DEWEY
DescriptionCombination of valve and slide trombone. Valve section can be operated independently or in combination with the slide. 3 sections: slide, valve, and bell. Brass (previously silver-plated). Three long and slender Périnet piston valves. No main tuning slide on bell. Each valve has its own tuning slide.
It is likely that these special combination vale and slide trombones were made for only a few years, before being phased out altogether. They were never featured in catalogs. Fewer than five are known to survive.
ProvenancePreviously owned by Otis E. Dewey, Watertown, South Dakota.
Published ReferencesPillow, Byron. "Slides and valves on trombones? ---Oh, my!" _National Music Museum Newsletter_ 40, No. 1 (Summer/Fall 2016): 18-19.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Fund, 2015
Object number15019
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