Vintage trombone ID

[slipnslide]

A facebook friend posted a picture of his dad playing an old horn with a distinctive "stairstep"-shaped neckpipe, where the bell section narrowed slightly just behind the first brace next to the slide. I know I've seen one like it before but can't remember what it was, and can't find a picture like it on Google. Given the date of the photo ('40 or '41) I'd expect the horn to be old. Maybe an Olds or Conn or King?

[BGuttman]

It might help if we could see the picture.

[bbocaner]

A lot of 19th century American trombones have this feature, it was a very common design. I have one made by Boston with it, I've seen others by Distin.

Here's a French Besson, so it wasn't strictly an american thing.

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/4054 ... 687&idx=38

and a York

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/6174 ... ef5&idx=49

Pepper

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/6326 ... ef5&idx=50

[bbocaner]

Coleman

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/6327 ... ef5&idx=51

Boston

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/5477 ... ef5&idx=57

Gautier

https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/objects/3905 ... fd&idx=103