Description
Used Bach New York 8 Bb tenor trombone in lacquer finish. Features .490” yellow brass handslide, #411 main tuning slide, and a 7.5” yellow brass bell flare. The bell is marked 415. Instrument is in good condition for its age apart from surface scratching, lacquer wear, and minor bell dings. Includes case.
This instrument is part of the Tom "Bones" Malone collection. Bones had played the bell of this very instrument on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Here is what Bones has to say about NY Bach trombones:
"The metal alloy of these pre war horns is more resonant. 72% copper, 28% zinc was Vincent Bach’s favorite alloy. The commercially available alloy was changed when World War II started because the main purpose of brass became bullet shells."
