[Trombone-l] Old Conns

[Chris Tune]

I wonder what vintage Frank Rosolino's horn was.  When I look at pictures of 
him playing, he does NOT seem to be playing on the larger 8" bell model that 
became common after sometime in the early to mid fifties, rather he seems to 
be playing a 71/2" bell.  He would have most likely have owned that horn 
since the mid or early 1940's.  He ultimately had it gold plated.  But the 
bell looks like it is the size of the older model 6H on these web links. 
The newer 1960+ version has the 8" bell.

Maybe someone who has examined the horn (it now is with Conrad Herwig?. . 
.least that's what I understand) could chime in about the bell size.

Chris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Marr" <Mail at gothicway.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "Dave and Pam Sherman" <dsherman772 at cox.net>; 
<trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Old Conns


> An interesting site for people who like eye candy is:
>
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~cderksen/ConnLooksTrombone.html
>
> This is part of the Conn Loyalist website and you can view most models 
> that
> Conn have made over the years. There are two 78Hs, one states the bore at
> 0.517" and the other as 0.522".
>
> Cheers!
>
> Keith in Bb/F/D
> Bass Trombone
> St Albans Symphony Orchestra
> Page Three Big Band
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
>> The latest allied catalog lists the Artist Model 78H.  Inside slide .526
>> X .554.  It also lists the outer slide tube.  Was the 78H made in two
>> different bore sizes .525 and .522?
>
>
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