[Trombone-l] Cimbasso or tuba?

[George Carr]

> >No, the Trombonium.
> >JJ Johnson had & played one of those.
> >
> As somebody said early (J.c.?) you are talking about the Conn 90G that
> had the 8H bell which pointed upright like a euphonium.  The trombonium
> was made by King way before that and was smaller, about like a 3B bell,
> a lot of them were bell front (curved), but not all.  The "Flugabone" ,
> also made by King, is shaped like a trumpet, sometimes called the
> marching valve trombone.  Most of the companies make a horn like this,
> but I think King (part of Conn-Selmer now) has trademarked the name.

I have a Jiggs Whigham studio record from 1976 where he plays some
trombonium, too.

George