Tabard Tenor Slide Trombone
Tabard Tenor Slide Trombone
- Description (Brief)
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This trombone was made by F. Tabard in Lyon, France, around 1820-1848. It is a B-flat slide trombone, made of brass with a painted red with gold garland inside bell. The bell points to the rear. This trombone is inscribed on the bell:
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TABARD
A LYON -
(and on a ferrule):
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DEPOT DE TOTI.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- trombone
- date made
- 1820-1848
- place made
- France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Arrondissement de Lyon
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- bell: 6 3/4 in x 6 3/4 in x 20 3/4 in; 17.145 cm x 17.145 cm x 52.705 cm
- slide: 3/4 in x 4 11/16 in x 33 in; 1.905 cm x 11.90625 cm x 83.82 cm
- ID Number
- MI.095250
- accession number
- 26256
- catalog number
- 095250
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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