Nicholas Eastop's F Bass Trombone Gallery
Compiled from http://hem.passagen.se/posaune/nicindex.htm
A Bass trombone in F, made 1640 in Stockholm, by George Niklaus Öller.
A Bass Trombone in F. 1776, Ahlgren, Stockholm.
This is a Courtois bass trombone in F with double slide made in Paris in 1834, thanks again are due to Ed Solomon for sending in this photo.
Many thanks to Ed Solomon (webmaster of the splendid BTS website - there's a link on my links page) for sending in these fine photos.
This beauty is an early 19th century F bass trombone by Joseph Caspar Gabler, wind instrument manufacturer by appointment to the royal court in Berlin. The detail from the bell garland (below) reads: "J. Gabler, Königlicher Hofblasinstrumentenmacher in Berlin".
An F Bass trombone by Ahlberg and Ohlsson. Made in Stockholm 19??
This is a section of Courtois trombones consisting of: an alto in Eb, a tenor in Bb and a bass in F. Built in the 1870's, they are the property of Musikmuseet (Stockholm's Music History Museum) and were (apart from the alto which was purchased recently) donated by the Royal Stockholm Opera.
F Bass Trombone. Alexander Gbr. Mainz. 1965
Doug Yeo with the F bass trombone made by Steve Shires (1991 from Bach 50 B parts) when he was working at Osmun Music (Arlington, Massachusetts). The instrument is available for rental by contacting Osmun Music (www.osmun.com).
Doug used this instrument on the Boston Symphony Orchestra's recordings of Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra and The Miraculous Mandarin (Ozawa/Philips), and will be doing so again this spring (1999) when his orchestra takes the same repertoire on tour to Japan and China.
Well, here it is: my contribution to the World's F bass trombone population.
If you want to hear it, I used it on The Chamber Orchestra of Europes new recording of Don Giovanni (DG. Abbado, Terfel). I haven't heard it myself yet so will somebody please tell me if I should shoot myself now?
An Eb (D) Bass trombone by Johan Leonhard Ehe (Nuremberg 1732) in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Besson Prototype G bass trombone dating from c.1948 Photo sent in once again by Ed Solomon, thanks!
A Boosey & Hawkes bass trombone in G. Made in 1969. Purchased from Fred Croft of Probrass Sept.99.