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valve trombone

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noun

  1. a trombone equipped with three or four valves in place of a slide.


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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

The valve trombone is not widely used, but a bent valve trombone is probably used only at conventions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Getz's felt-toned tenor sax blends humorously with a valve trombone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gowans is probably the leading exponent of hot valve trombone; his playing is matched by Billy Butterfield's fine trumpet.

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 Sanford, Chester Milton