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 Wurlitzer TARV Trombone c.1860

This  valve trombone was made by Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer in approximately 1860-1865. Wurlitzer was born Saxony on 1831 and flourished as a brass instrument maker in Cincinati Ohio from 1856 to 1914 and in Chicago 1865 t o 1912. He was a major supplier of wind, brass, and percussion instruments during the US Civil War. His family became famous in 20th Century for their line of Organs.

This trombone is in raw brass and is equipped with string operated top action rotary valves (TARV) typical of the Civil War period. It is somewhat uncommon as most Civil War brass was configured as Over-The-Shoulder (OTS) horns. It is of a large bore (takes a tuba mouthpiece) and plays freely with a big sound. The large pigtail loop and "S" brace make this a particularly beautiful horn.