67 Years of Dirt

[walldaja]

I played a Besson 10-10 in high school as well as a variety of Salvation Army bands. Sold the horn to my best friend a week before graduation vowing to never play again. Seventeen year-olds are so immature. For the past several decades I've been searching for one.

I discovered this one in an antique store. It differs from the one I had as mine was silver plated. Looked up the serial number and this should be a 1957 model. Slide needed some work so a great repair shop did a great job with it but the bell was still bearing old lacquer.

Took the leap with Citristrip and then polished what was left. I was pleasantly surprised at the results.

Right now I'm planning on letting the bell develop its patina.

[walldaja]

A few more shots...

[walldaja]

Some sharp-eyed folks my see the slide / bell is reversed. I played left-handed in HS to be different. It just didn't feel right to play it right-handed.

[BGuttman]

Some sharp-eyed folks my see the slide / bell is reversed. I played left-handed in HS to be different. It just didn't feel right to play it right-handed.

That's the beauty of a trombone. If there is no valve to deal with, you can make it left-handed simply by putting it together at a different angle. Making guitars or orchestral strings left handed requires some construction modifications.

[Digidog]

Some sharp-eyed folks my see the slide / bell is reversed. I played left-handed in HS to be different. It just didn't feel right to play it right-handed.

Ha, ha, ha!!!

Was that really out of sheer obstinacy, or was it a natural feeling of a more appropriate grip?

Just curious.



[EDIT] That horn looks really nice after your tidy-up!

Congrats!

[walldaja]

Obstinacy

[officermayo]

In HS I dated a left handed trombonist. We could hold hands under the table at lunch!

[stewbones43]

To the OP-
You lucky thing. That looks like a beautiful trombone; a lot nicer than mine!
Mine is from 1955? and has had a hard life and also has had an F section retro fitted making it a very useful 3rd trombone in a big band. I wonder about having it refurbished but it might change the way it blows. These days it is not a looker, but neither am I but I am older than it.

Enjoy it, it is a model most trombonists will never be fortunate enough to experience.

Cheers

Stewbones43