Historical trombones
Drewelwecz trombone
Built in 1595 by Anton Drewelwecz, this tenor trombone is considered a typical historical trombone of this era or a "right common trombone " as mentioned by Michael Praetorius in Syntagma Musicum Vol. 2 (1620) (see below). On January 12, 1865, the secretary general of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm Nordbah acquired it in Kassel. After more than 400 years, the original instrument, which has undergone very few changes, is now in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg under the signature MI167.
Starck trombone
Four years after obtaining his master craftsman's certificate, Hieronimus Starck (1640–1693) built this old trombone in Nuremberg in 1670. The original instrument is held by the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg under inventory number MI173.
Schmied trombone
Johann Joseph Schmied (1722–1797) belonged to the third generation of a family of brass instrument makers who lived in Pfaffendorf (near Lauban in Silesia, now Rudzica) between the 17th and early 19th centuries. The original alto trombone, built in Pfaffendorf in 1785, is housed in the Basel Historical Museum under inventory number 1980.2121.
Eschenach trombone
The son of carpenter and string maker Johann Gottfried Eschenbach (1698–1781), Johann Georg Eschenbach (1740–1797) from Markneukirchen founded the guild of wind instrument makers there. In 1796, he built, among other things, a tenor trombone in A = 432 Hz, which is now in the Musical Instrument Museum of the University of Leipzig with catalog number 1899. Another tenor trombone by Johann Georg Eschenbach is in the Germanisches National Museum in Nuremberg under the signature MIR 143. It is signed (17)69.
Uhlmann trombone
The original instrument is signed "Leopold Uhlmann, k.k.priv. Instrumenten Fabrik in Wien" and "k.k. Hofkapelle." Unfortunately, it is undated, but it must have been made by Leopold Uhlmann (1806–1878) in 1840. This historic trombone is privately owned.
An identical instrument by Leopold Uhlmann, but without nickel silver fittings, is located in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. This instrument is a complete slide trombone that was formerly part of the collection of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien (Vienna Society of Music Lovers). Leopold Uhlmann thus built a particularly beautiful and high-quality instrument for the Imperial and Royal Court Orchestra shortly after receiving his privilege. (Thanks to Benhard Meinl for the information)
Kuhn trombone
Franz Kuhn (?-1955) worked in the workshop of Leopold Mitsching (1865-1922), a court instrument maker in Elberfeld, and together with trombone virtuoso Serafin Alschausky (1879–1948), they designed a trombone model in the German Romantic style. It quickly spread throughout Germany. This model was further developed by Kuhn and is still handmade today in Bremen by the brass instrument manufacturer Herbert Lätzsch as the "Kuhn model." The Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet plays an original set of Kuhn trombones (ATBB) from the 1920s/1930s.
Drewelwecz trombone
Built in 1595 by Anton Drewelwecz, this tenor trombone is considered a typical historical trombone of this era or a "right common trombone " as mentioned by Michael Praetorius in Syntagma Musicum Vol. 2 (1620) (see below). On January 12, 1865, the secretary general of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm Nordbah acquired it in Kassel. After more than 400 years, the original instrument, which has undergone very few changes, is now in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg under the signature MI167.
Starck trombone
Four years after obtaining his master craftsman's certificate, Hieronimus Starck (1640–1693) built this old trombone in Nuremberg in 1670. The original instrument is held by the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg under inventory number MI173.
Drewelwecz trombone
Built in 1595 by Anton Drewelwecz, this tenor trombone is considered a typical historical trombone of this era or a "right common trombone " as mentioned by Michael Praetorius in Syntagma Musicum Vol. 2 (1620) (see below). On January 12, 1865, the secretary general of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm Nordbah acquired it in Kassel. After more than 400 years, the original instrument, which has undergone very few changes, is now in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg under the signature MI167.
Schmied trombone
Johann Joseph Schmied (1722–1797) belonged to the third generation of a family of brass instrument makers who lived in Pfaffendorf (near Lauban in Silesia, now Rudzica) between the 17th and early 19th centuries. The original alto trombone, built in Pfaffendorf in 1785, is housed in the Basel Historical Museum under inventory number 1980.2121.
Eschenach trombone
The son of carpenter and string maker Johann Gottfried Eschenbach (1698–1781), Johann Georg Eschenbach (1740–1797) from Markneukirchen founded the guild of wind instrument makers there. In 1796, he built, among other things, a tenor trombone in A = 432 Hz, which is now in the Musical Instrument Museum of the University of Leipzig with catalog number 1899. Another tenor trombone by Johann Georg Eschenbach is in the Germanisches National Museum in Nuremberg under the signature MIR 143. It is signed (17)69.
Uhlmann trombone
The original instrument is signed "Leopold Uhlmann, k.k.priv. Instrumenten Fabrik in Wien" and "k.k. Hofkapelle." Unfortunately, it is undated, but it must have been made by Leopold Uhlmann (1806–1878) in 1840. This historic trombone is privately owned.
An identical instrument by Leopold Uhlmann, but without nickel silver fittings, is located in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. This instrument is a complete slide trombone that was formerly part of the collection of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien (Vienna Society of Music Lovers). Leopold Uhlmann thus built a particularly beautiful and high-quality instrument for the Imperial and Royal Court Orchestra shortly after receiving his privilege. (Thanks to Benhard Meinl for the information)
Kuhn trombone
Franz Kuhn (?-1955) worked in the workshop of Leopold Mitsching (1865-1922), a court instrument maker in Elberfeld, and together with trombone virtuoso Serafin Alschausky (1879–1948), they designed a trombone model in the German Romantic style. It quickly spread throughout Germany. This model was further developed by Kuhn and is still handmade today in Bremen by the brass instrument manufacturer Herbert Lätzsch as the "Kuhn model." The Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet plays an original set of Kuhn trombones (ATBB) from the 1920s/1930s.