valve trombone
Americannoun
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Korkejian sourced many of those sounds from instruments she first picked up as a child, returning to the trumpet — her second instrument after piano — and experimenting with tuba and valve trombone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The album, out on Feb. 19, will be the first sanctioned release of this material, featuring revered figures like Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone and Hank Jones, Thad’s older brother, on piano.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2016
Gowans is probably the leading exponent of hot valve trombone; his playing is matched by Billy Butterfield's fine trumpet.
From Time Magazine Archive
The valve trombone is not widely used, but a bent valve trombone is probably used only at conventions.
From Time Magazine Archive
An old harness maker, who liked to have the boys play about his shop, was an expert on the valve trombone.
From Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades by Chester Milton Sanford
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