Help An Old Guy Out

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officermayo
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by officermayo »

Can't remember what brand of horn I was issued back in '78.

Can anyone identify this horn I'm carrying? I want to say it was a King but can't remember after all these years.
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

4B or 5B
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AtomicClock
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by AtomicClock »

[quote="Burgerbob"]4B or 5B[/quote]

So yes, King.
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Kingfan
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by Kingfan »

[quote="Burgerbob"]4B or 5B[/quote]

AtomicClock, do you remember if it was small shank or large shank mouthpiece?
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AtomicClock
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by AtomicClock »

Don't ask me. I wasn't there!
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

[quote="Kingfan"]<QUOTE author="Burgerbob" post_id="267560" time="1740006038" user_id="3131">4B or 5B[/quote]

AtomicClock, do you remember if it was small shank or large shank mouthpiece?
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It's too big to be a 3B/F, and the forward loop on the F attachment on 3B/F didn't come about until the '80s.
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officermayo
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by officermayo »

[quote="Kingfan"]<QUOTE author="Burgerbob" post_id="267560" time="1740006038" user_id="3131">4B or 5B[/quote]

AtomicClock, do you remember if it was small shank or large shank mouthpiece?
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Small.
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BGuttman
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by BGuttman »

The wrap says King. Curved bell brace says 3B. If the bell brace is straight, it's a 607 Tempo.
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

Again, not a 3B/F.
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Kingfan
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by Kingfan »

Small shank, no index finger loop by the mouthpiece... Thinking 605F Cleveland model. Check out the attached catalog from 1973.

<ATTACHMENT filename="King trombone catalog 7-15-73.pdf" index="0">[attachment=0]King trombone catalog 7-15-73.pdf</ATTACHMENT>
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officermayo
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by officermayo » (edited 2025-02-20 12:14 p.m.)

[quote="Kingfan"]Small shank, no index finger loop by the mouthpiece... Thinking 605F Cleveland model. Check out the attached catalog from 1973.

King trombone catalog 7-15-73.pdf[/quote]

It had a finger loop, but after I cut my hand on it and bled during a 5 mile parade, the Instrument Repair Sgt cut it off.

The ring - not my hand.
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AtomicClock
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by AtomicClock »

I get about 218 pixels for the bell diameter, and guesstimate about 26 pixels for the mouthpiece inner diameter. If the mouthpiece is 1.0 inches (like a Doug Elliot 100), then that comes to an 8.4 inch bell. Ignoring image foreshortening.