King “Silvertone” vs “Silversonic”

dxhall · Post by **dxhall** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:37 pm

What’s the difference between these two models? I can find nothing on the web. Are the bore sizes different?

Post by **BGuttman** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:14 pm

King used "Silvertone" to describe a sterling silver bell until they lost a trademark suit with Sears (who made a student grade trombone called Silvertone). King models after the trademark loss are called SilverSonic. There is no difference between a 2B Silvertone and a 2B Silversonic except that the Silversonic is newer. You will never find a 3B, 4B, or 5B Silvertone as these models were introduced after the trademark lawsuit.

JohnL · Post by **JohnL** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 11:52 pm

BGuttman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:14 pm King used "Silvertone" to describe a sterling silver bell until they lost a trademark suit with Sears (who made a student grade trombone called Silvertone). King models after the trademark loss are called SilverSonic. There is no difference between a 2B Silvertone and a 2B Silversonic except that the Silversonic is newer. You will never find a 3B, 4B, or 5B Silvertone as these models were introduced after the trademark lawsuit.

You will find silver-belled Symphony models (pre-5B) with the Silvertone name on them.

King “Silvertone” vs “Silversonic”

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