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German trombone history timeline

11 June 2014 by Edward Solomon Leave a Comment

German trombones

Way back in March 2003, I responded to a post on The Trombone Forum about the German trombone tradition and spent a considerable amount of time piecing together a timeline of events relating to the manufacture of trombones in German-speaking lands. I reproduce here what is otherwise only retrieved using a search and hope it may prove interesting.

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