Tenor valve trombone, ca. 1863, Paris, France, French, Brass, white metal, cork, 29 1/2 × 26 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (75 × 68 × cm

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Tenor valve trombone, ca. 1863, Paris, France, French, Brass, white metal, cork, 29 1/2 × 26 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (75 × 68 × cm), Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone, Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris), Sax’s system of six independent valves was devised to correct the intonation problems of typical three-valve instruments, which can sound out of tune when valves are used in combination. Valve trombones were useful in situations where using a slide was awkward, such as while marching or playing in a cramped orchestra pit

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