Trombone neckpipe section
Maker
Antoine Courtois
Date1999
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Model700 Rotary Valve Section
Serial No.16
SignedNoneMarkingsStamped under rotor bearing plate: X
Stamped under rotor bearing plate: 16
DescriptionYellow brass valve and wrap tubing with nickel silver and brass ferrules, nickel silver trim. Yellow brass knurled nut for slide receiver. Yellow brass knurled nuts for bell brace connections. Nickel silver valve linkage. Lacquer finish.
Straight gooseneck with rotary valve that diverts flow to valve wrap. Valve wrap is open in design with two full turns and one half turn. Valve wrap tuning slide in rearward wrap bow. One traditional rotary valve in gooseneck, rearward of main bell brace. Mechanical linkage. Lowers pitch a perfect fourth to F.
This is one of the two valve options offered with the E700 series, known as “EVB”.
DimensionsOverall length: 17-3/4”
ProvenanceGift of Conn-Selmer, Elkhart Indiana, 2008.
Credit LineGift of Conn-Selmer, Inc., 2008
Object number13759.1
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