TromboneChat

Just saw this unusual-looking horn on Baltimore Brass's website:

https://www.baltimorebrasscompany.com/p ... mbone.aspx

It claims to be a .500" bore horn, and I've never seen anything like that attachment wrap or that trigger mechanism on a single-valve horn before. No info on horn-u-copia, oocities, etc.

Has anyone (stewbones?) seen anything like this before, or is this a regular model with some interesting custom work done? At the current price, it's too rich for my blood, but it's sure interesting!

John

90s or early 00s, intermediate line

Weight and trigger placement obviously custom for someone with particular physical requirements

Whole lotta money for all that red rot

That is an interesting trombone!

The 700 series was an intermediate range as suggested and comprised
BE739. Straight Bb Tenor, 8in bell and 0.500in bore.

BE744. Bb/F Tenor, 8.5in bell and 0.523in bore.

BE743. Bb/F Bass, 9.5in bell and 0.562in bore.

The trombone in question is obviously a 739 which has had a custom F section fitted; the shape and positioning of the counterweight is unusual and the ergonomics of the trigger would take some explaining.

The other thing of interest in the Baltimore Brass ad is the model number, shown as BSS700TRB. This does not correspond with the way in which Besson did their model numbers. They would have had BE739 followed by the 6 digit serial number and it would be placed under the bell, close to the main bell brace.

As regards price I would consider a price of around $500 as high. This was not the best era of manufacturing for Besson!!! (My 3 B&H/Bessons are from the 1960s!)

Cheers

Stewbones43

Yeah that price is obscene, custom or not.