TromboneChat

A facebook friend posted a picture of his dad playing an old horn with a distinctive "stairstep"-shaped neckpipe, where the bell section narrowed slightly just behind the first brace next to the slide. I know I've seen one like it before but can't remember what it was, and can't find a picture like it on Google. Given the date of the photo ('40 or '41) I'd expect the horn to be old. Maybe an Olds or Conn or King?

It might help if we could see the picture.

A lot of 19th century American trombones have this feature, it was a very common design. I have one made by Boston with it, I've seen others by Distin.

Here's a French Besson, so it wasn't strictly an american thing.

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/4054 ... 687&idx=38

and a York

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/6174 ... ef5&idx=49

Pepper

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/6326 ... ef5&idx=50

Coleman

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/6327 ... ef5&idx=51

Boston

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/5477 ... ef5&idx=57

Gautier

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/3905 ... fd&idx=103