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Soprano trombone, B-flat, low pitch

Soprano trombone, B-flat, low pitch

Alternate name:Slide cornet
Maker: Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company
Date: 1900-1915 ca.
Place Made:Brooklyn, New York, United States, North America
Model: American
Serial No: none
SignedEngraved on bell, in floral wreath: GRETSCH / AMERICAN / MODEL
Markingsnone
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver stockings.
DimensionsBell diameter: 4-5/8 in (118 mm)
Primary bore: 0.425 in (10.7 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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), p. 200, plate 204.
Object number: 02923