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What Do the Conn Trombones Look Like?

This page contains a list of trombones for which I have acceptable quality pictures, so you can see what they look like.

If you have a good quality picture of an instrument not on this list, please contact me.

Note: All trombones are in Bb unless otherwise noted. Modern trombones played in C are actually Bb trombones played using different notes for the various slide positions, and can be played in Bb just as easily (the "closed" position becomes written C as opposed to written Bb). "Real" C trombones are rare and play as written C in the closed position. This is a controversial subject among some trombone players and conductors.

The Instruments

Contrabass Trombone Date: 1901, Owned by Douglas Yeo

New Wonder Bass Trombone Date: 1917, Owned by Ezra Harris

2G Alto Valve Trombone Date: 1922, Owner unknown

2H Artist' Small Bore/Wurlitzer Professional Date: 1924, Owned by Howard Spindel

3H Small Bore Artist Date: 1922, Owner unknown

4G New Wonder Valve Tenor Date: 1920, Owner unknown

4H Medium Bore Artist Date: 1924, Owned by Jim Weltman

4H Artist Special Date: 1940, Owned by William Janning

4H Artist Date: 1949, Owner unknown. Picture courtesy of Al Gottesman

4H Victor (with Light Weight Slides) Date: 1956 (Drawing)

5G Victor Date: 1955 and 1972, Owned by Bob Ramsdell

5H Medium Bore Artist Date: 1928, Owner unknown

6H Symphony Small Bore Date: 1925, Owner unknown

6H Victor Date: 1960, Owner unknown

7H Symphony Small Bore Date: 1913, Owned by Richard Naumann

8G Italian Model Valve Tenor Date: 1900's-1920's, (Drawing)

8H Large Symphony Date: 1921, Owned by Bernhard Moser

8H Artist Symphony Date: 1962, Owner unknown

9G Italian Model Valve Tenor Date: 1900's-1920's, (Drawing)

9H Large Symphony Date: 1921, Owner unknown

10H Small Bore Innes Date: 1920, Owner unknown

10H Victor with Coprion Bell Date: 1960, Owner unknown

12H Coprion Date: 1940, Owner unknown

14H New Invention Bass Date: 1911, Owner unknown

14H Duo-Bore Medium Bass with Rotary Valve to F & E-Natural Date: 1929, Owned by Louis Allen

14H Director Date: 1965, Owned by Samantha Chambers

16H Eb Alto Slide Trombone Date: 1919-1948, Owner unknown

18H Tait Model Date: 1920, Owned by Stan Kling

18H 'Frisco' Artist Date: 1926, Owner unknown

18H Director with Coprion Bell Date: 1958, Owner unknown

20H Connquest Date: 1954, Owner unknown

22H Small Bore Artist Ball-room Model Date: 1928, Owner unknown

24H Medium Bore Artist Ball-room Model Date: 1940, Owned by John Turner

24H Artist Date: 1961, Owned by William Janning

26H Ball-room Model Date: 1928, Owned by Gary Sloane

28H Connstellation Date: 1950, Owner unknown

30H Burkle Duo-Bore Medium Date: 1940, Owned by Craig Koltes

32H Burkle Duo-Bore Large Date: 1930's, Owned by Anders Carlsson

32H Artist Date: 1950's, Owned by Gary Sloane

35H Duo-Bore Eb Alto Date: 1966, Owner unknown

38H Artist Ball-room Model Date: 1926, Owner unknown

38H Connstellation Date: 1954, Owner unknown

40H Ball-room Model Date: 1927, Previously owned by Gary Sloane

42H Ball-room Model Date: 1920's, Previously owned by Gary Sloane

44H Connqueror Date: 1941, picture courtesy of Dan Kuhn

48H Connstellation Date: 1968, Owner unknown

50H Director Bass with F rotary attachment Date: 1967, Owner unknown

60H Superior "C" with Bb rotary attachment/Wurlitzer Medody Date: 1914, Owned by Douglas Yeo

60H Artist Symphony Bass with F rotary attachment Date: 1970, Owner unknown

62H Simons Duo-Bell model Date: 1921, Owner unknown

62H Artist Symphony Bass with F-E dual rotary attachments Date: 1970, Owned by Anders Carlsson

64H Pan American Date: 1931-1946, Owner unknown

70H Large Bore Bass with Rotary valve to F Date: 1927, Owned by Tim Nichols

70H Duo-Bore Large Bass with Rotary Valve to F & E-Natural Date: 1930, Owned by Paul Rawlins

70H Bass with F rotary attachment Date: 1942, Owned by Ed Solomon

71H Artist Symphony Bass with F rotary attachment Date: 1970, Owned by Tim Zwicky

72H Artist Bass with F rotary attachment Date: 1957, Owned by Jim Priebe and 1950, Owned by Mike Cizek

72H Connstellation Bass with F rotary attachment Date: 1964, Owned by René Koopman

73H Artist Symphony Bass with F-E dual rotory attachments Date: 1968, Owned by Dave Yutzey

76H Beitel Model Large Symphony Date: 1924, Owned by Robert Adamson

77H Connquest Date: 1972, Owned by David Oliver

78H Medium Bore Symphony Date: 1928, Owner unknown

78H Artist Symphony Date: 1965, Owned by Bernhard Moser

79H Artist Symphony Date: 1969, Owned by Jim Priebe

80H Medium Symphony Date: 1924, Owned by Valerie

80H Special New Symphony Date: 1933, Owned by Gary Sloane

82H New York Symphony Date: 1926, Owned by Howard Knapp

88H G Bass Date: 1924, Owned by Quinn the Eskimo Vintage Horns

88H Artist Symphony with F rotary attachment Date: 1969, Owner unknown, picture courtesy of Al Gottesman at Lauderdale Wind Inc.

89H Artist Symphony with convertible F rotary attachment Date: 1970's, Owned by Gary Sloane

90G Valve Trombone Date: 1970, Previously owned by David Oliver