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Alto trombone
late 19th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 72 cm (28 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2007
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionAlto in F. Brass. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Made in four parts: inner slide brach, slide, bell branch, and a tuning slide in the bell branch. The mouthpiece has a deep conical cup. German silver stockings on the ends of the inner slides.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)