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Bass trombone in G

Brass with silver lacquer, cranked bell-stay, wooden slide handle.

  • Date:
    c.1897
  • Maker:
    F. Besson [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Birmingham Conservatoire
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  • Place of production:
    London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Inscriptions:Engraved on Bell: “CLASS / A / 50 MEDALS OF HONOUR / FB / BESSON & CO. / ”Prototype” / 198 EUSTON ROAD / LONDON” / [motif: 5-pointed star]
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  • Repository:Birmingham Conservatoire
  • Measurements:1308mm; bell diameter: 203mm