I usually use a Shires Vintage 3G mouthpiece with this trombone. I use this instrument for French third trombone parts and sometimes as a light bass trombone when playing with an alto trombone in Classical and early Romantic works. The company was taken over by Boosey & Hawkes in 1948. After the death of the founder in 1874, his widow took over the business (in 1874), followed later by his daughter, Marthe. established a London branch by 1850 and was fined for patent problems with Adolphe Sax during the mid 1800s. The bore of this instrument is 0.487".Įstablished by Gustave August Besson in Paris 1837, Besson & Co. It still possesses its original handle, mouthpiece and case and has been dated to approximately 1948. This trombone belonged formerly to Royal Marines Band No. The instrument still has its original G/D bass trombone mouthpiece, handle and case. This is an example of the large bore (0.5265") orchestral model. This is one of the last G/D bass trombones ever made, dating from 1978.
I have two: one made in 1917 (silver plated with gold wash in the bell) and one made in 1921 (unlacquered).īoosey & Hawkes "Imperial" G/D bass trombone I usually use a Vincent Bach (New York) 6 mouthpiece or a Denis Wick 4BS mouthpiece with this trombone. It has a dual bore (0.485"/0.500") slide with in-slide tuning and a 7" bell. I use this instrument for French third trombone parts when the section scales down to small bore instruments. Olds Standard tenor and B&H Imperial G/D bass trombones
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