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Contrabass Slide Trombone

ca. 1880
Not on view
The slide tubing of this contrabass trombone is doubled over on itself to accommodate the extra length needed for a contrabass instrument. This design makes the instrument manageable to hold and play. The narrow or "peashooter" bore profile of this instrument's bell section is typical of French and British brass instruments up to World War II. Jérome Thibouville-Lamy was one of the most prolific makers of wind instruments in France during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Contrabass Slide Trombone
  • Maker: Jérome Thibouville-Lamy
  • Date: ca. 1880
  • Geography: Paris, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Brass, nickel-silver
  • Dimensions: L. 61-1/8 in. (155.3 cm), Diam. of bell +/-7-7/16 in. (18.8 cm), Diam. of bore 0.575 in. (14.60 mm), slide: small bore 0.530 in. (13.46 mm), large bore 0.570 in. (14.48 mm); Extension 1st to 7th position 23-3/16 in. (58.9 cm)
  • Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone
  • Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.4.2071
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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