A one-handed Trombone at the Horniman Museum
A recent visit to the Horniman Museum revealed a one-handed Trombone from the 1950s. Attendees at the visit were Stephen Hetherington (OHMI Founder and Trustee), Frank Myers (Trustee of the Queen Elizabeth Foundation and Director of MERU), Alison Balsom (Musician), Dr Gavin Dixon (Curator), Margaret Birley (Keeper of Musical Instruments), and Chris Cox (Cameraman for a documentary on OHMI)
The trombone in the Horniman Museum was brought to our attention by Will Longdon of Joy of Sound (www.Joyofsound.net). It is interesting on two counts: firstly for the doubled tubing of the slide. The effect of this is to reduce the distance the slide has to be moved to cover all the standard positions. It could be useful for anyone with restricted movement. Then, secondly, for the stand shown in the photograph. The Horniman do not have the stand but it does look as though it might be insufficiently rigid for the job. Nevertheless, inspired by this, Frank Myers of MERU (meru.org.uk) is planning to submit into the OHMI competition a trombone using a different bracing mechanism. Either way, we are hopeful of adding the trombone and MERU to our list of competitors. (Photographs Copyright Horniman Museum)
To read more, why not visit this blog written by Dr Gavin Dixon (Curator): http://orpheuscomplex.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/taming-two-slide-trombone.html
To read more, why not visit this blog written by Dr Gavin Dixon (Curator): http://orpheuscomplex.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/taming-two-slide-trombone.html
