Interesting old Trombone

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SirJohn
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by SirJohn »

Saw this listing on ebay when browsing. Anyone want to take a stab of what it is a stencil of:

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My first reaction on seeing the title was pretty skeptical, but that old case it comes with is something else.
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brassmedic
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by brassmedic »

It's Czech. Kalashon was one of the stencil names they used. Very narrow bell throat, good for cutting down to make a fakebut or homemade alto. It is neither 19th century nor does it play well.
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SirJohn
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by SirJohn »

Good info. Figured someone here would be able to identify it and that my original feeling was correct. I was scratching my head on it as it didn't look like any Conn, Bach, King, Olds, etc that I have seen.