Question About King 2b Slide

[mlshermancpa]

Hi All:

I have a question about my King 2b slide. My 2b Liberty bell has a serial number that puts it in the 1970's but the slide has 1206 engraved on the grip. The serial numbers from the 70's are all six digits so I'm wondering if this is just the 2b model number from back in the day. Anyone have any insight?

[Hobart]

It might just be a number that corresponds to what parts went to what horn in the factory. My 3BF bell has its rotor marked "656".

[BGuttman]

The slide number is a part number. Very old (pre WWII) King trombones had serial numbers on all parts. That stopped some time in the 1950s.

Note to Hobart: you probably also have a 4 digit number on your slide. The 6 digit serial number goes on the bell connector (which has the threads -- the nut is on the slide). My King 7B has two different 3 digit numbers on the rotors.

[Hobart]

The slide number is a part number. Very old (pre WWII) King trombones had serial numbers on all parts. That stopped some time in the 1950s.

Note to Hobart: you probably also have a 4 digit number on your slide. The 6 digit serial number goes on the bell connector (which has the threads -- the nut is on the slide). My King 7B has two different 3 digit numbers on the rotors.

I don't even have a slide, I was just going off the bell. It's a quite long story.