King Cleveland 606 Trombone Serial Numbers
Henderson N White ran an instrument repair shop in Cleveland, Ohio, in the late 19th century. He became friends with Thomas King, a leading trombonist, and the two men collaborated to produce a trombone with superior slide action and tone quality. White named the model 'King', and the instrument proved a great success. Price:$99.0 - King Cleveland 606 Slide Trombone + Benge 6 1/2 AL S Mouthpiece + Case Student, Brass Instruments.
Great playing classic 606! Powerful, deep, crystal clear sound. Serial number 870665. Slide is super smooth. Comes with case. No mouthpiece.
Inside of bell, ferrules, engraving design, braces, points, cork rings and water key are hand-burnished. Finish III 'Silver Gold Trimmed': Silver-plated. Inside of bell, engraving design, ferrules, points, water key are gold-plated and hand-burnished. Finish IV 'Gold Satin Finish': Heavily gold plated, special engraving design. Inside of bell, ferrules, engraving design, points, cork rings and water key are hand-burnished.
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7H.525 8.5 The 7H/78H series were possibly cloned subsequently by Blessing as their B-7 and B-78 models. The 'new' 78H model introduced in the 1970s (ie the model number reused) was essentially a 7H with F attachment. Information about the 7H was kindly provided by Don Bilger. Historical notes: according to the, this designation was used for a #3 Bore Bb Symphony Small Bore with 7.5' or 8' Bell (high and low pitch) introduced in 1918, discontinued 1928.
Martin trombones have distinctive 'straight' (single diameter) bell braces. FE Olds The 'real' FE Olds shut up shop in 1979 or thereabouts. Vintage models like the Recording and Super manufactured in California during the heyday of the company remain highly-prized even today. Established circa 1915 in Los Angeles 1915, initial Olds trombone models all had in-slide tuning. Bell-tuning models were introduced in the 1920s. In 1953, Olds moved from Los Angeles to Fullerton. Circa 1961, Olds was sold to Norlin.
Bore size smaller than would be considered 'bass bore' today. Self-Balancing Tenor bell sizes 7, 7 1/2 or 8 inches and three bore sizes. Self-Balancing M7.485/.500 7 Self-Balancing LM7.495/.510 7.5 Self-Balancing LM7.5.495/.510 7.5 Self-Balancing L8.510/.525 8 F attachment available. Special series Marketed as intermediate instruments, but said by many to play very much like professional instruments. Developed from the Military series.
The company was destroyed in a fire and shortly afterwards, he moved to Elkhart, Indiana, to work for Conn. Circa 1906, the Martin Band Instrument company was formed in Elkhart, Indiana, by his sons. In 1928, they acquired the Indiana Band Instrument Company, but this company continued to operate independently until 1942, when it was integrated as Martin's student line. The Martin Band Instrument company was bought in 1964 by the Wurlitzer company, and sold on in 1971 to Leblanc. The only Martin model currently in production is the fabulous Urbie Green tenor trombone. Previous Martin pro ranges included the Committee and Imperial. Indianas were all student models, to the best of my knowledge.
The following information is to be used as a guide to narrow down the year your instrument was produced. Special Note: was produced from 1940-1953. Special Note: In 1928 Sterling Silver Bells were added to: Trumpets, Cornets, Trombones, and Saxophones. For more information on Silver Bells. Date Serial Number 1893-1915 1-50,000 1915-1925 50,000-78,000 1925-1930 78,001-126,000 1930-1935 126,001-161,000 1935-1940 161,001-220,000 1940-1945 220,001-275,000 1945-1950 275,001-305,000 1950-1955 305,001-340,000 1955-1960 340,001-370,000 1960-1965 370,001-406,500 1965-1970 406,501-457,600 The improved proportion of the bell puts the F in each octave in perfect tune with tuning device in the bell section.
Hawkes & Son was originally founded in the 1860s by William Hawkes as an importer of muscial instruments, later venturing into music publishing and instrument manufacture. After WWII, the B&H group acquired the British arm of Besson, a company founded by the Frenchman Gustave Auguste Besson in the mid-19th century. The resulting profusion of brands and models have been rationalised over the years, and today, B&H brass instruments are principally produced under the Besson brand name. Strangely enough, despite the early diversity of brands and models, B&H apparently did not possess a large bore (ie 0.547) tenor in its range until around the mid-1950s. Early.547 instruments were apparently expensive and disappointing compared to American counterparts. B&H were apparently good at making F attachment linkages however - all the references I've seen consistently describe F attachment action as being favourable compared to that generally found on American instruments.
Symphony Model No. 1480 (1932 specs).508 9 F The No. 1480 is a No.140 with F attachment, flat (I think) wrap. 1485 (Silver Tone version) has sterling silver bell. Symphony Model No. 1480 (1939 specs).508 9 F Unlike 1939 Model No.
Amongst the bass trombones, the Super and Custom were considered the superior lines, particularly the George Roberts model. A significant amount of the information about Olds trombones below was very kindly provided. Gordon Cherry has very kindly given permission for his Olds trombone serial number list to be reproduced on this site.
20H According to the, this was a #? Bore Combination Slide and Valve trombone from 1919-1926, and a #2 1/2Bore Connquest from 1954-1955.
THE HAND SLIDE WAS PROFESSIONALLY ALIGNED, CENTERED AND BALANCED AND IS SMOOTH, QUICK, QUIET AND VERY RESPONSIVE. MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS ON INNER STOCKING HAND GRIP AND EXTERIOR TUBING FOR INNER STOCKING TUBES. SOME LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES AROUND THE HORN (NOTHING SERIOUS). ENGRAVING ON BELL IS CRISP AND CLEAR.
Highly regarded. 62H.562 9.5 F/E Bass trombone.
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YBL-613R.563 10 F/Eb Bass. Introduced 1983, discontinued 1985. Replaced by YBL-613H. YBL-621.563 9.5 F Bass. Introduced 1978, discontinued 1985. Replaced by YBL-622.
8H According to the, this was a #4 1/4 Bore Large Symphony from 1919-1934, and a #4 1/2 Bore Artist Symphony with red brass bell from 1954 to approximately 1974. 9H According to the, this was a #? Large Bore Symphony from 1919-1934. 10H According to the, this was a #1 1/2 Small Bore from 1919-1930, and a #3 Bore Victor with Coprion Bell and Light Weight Slides from 1955 to 1963. 11H According to the, this was a #1 1/2 Small Bore from 1919-1930. 12H According to the, this was a #? Bore Bass with Piston Valve to F&E, 8 1/2' Bell and tuning in slide from 1919-1923, a #2 1/2 Bore Coprion from 1938-1955 and a #2 1/2 Bore Coprion with lightweight slides (available only on special order) from 1949 to 1955.
Superstar V25.565 10 F Silver-plated. Yamaha The Yamaha company was established by Torakusu Yamaha as Nippon Gakki (Musical Instruments of Japan) in 1887. The first wind instrument to bear the Yamaha name appeared in 1965 following a joint development effort by Yamaha and the wind instrument company Nippon Kangakki (Musical Instruments of Japan). The latter was absorbed by Yamaha in 1970. Early exports did not impress, but eventually, the firm gained a reputation for sterling quality control and cheap student trombones that represented excellent value-for-money. In the 1970s, Yamaha began producing clones of popular Western professional models. These instruments which were widely regarded as almost as good but significantly cheaper than their Western counterparts.
Replaced by YBL-613H. YBL-613G.563 10 F/Eb Bass. Introduced 1985, discontinued 1991. Replaced by YBL-613H.
1410 (1932 specs).508 9 Originally designed for use in symphony orchestras or third trombone in band. Gold brass bell and slide, with sterling silver funnel. Optional bell entirely of gold brass. 1460 (Silver Tone version) has sterling silver bell. Symphony Model No.
This period, the following one under the administration of Paul Gazlay (1949-1958) and a third led by Greenleafs son Leland, are today considered to have been the golden years of the Conn Corporation. Conn trombones of this fabled era have a legendary reputation amongst the classical musicians and instruments manufactured in the 1950s and 60s are particularly prized by collectors. In 1969, the Greenleaf family sold the company to the MacMillan Company, a publisher of books. The years under MacMillan ownership were something of a disaster, a dark age for Conn. MacMillan relocated Conns headquarters in Illinois, deliberately destroying historical records in the process, leading to loss of a (now) priceless and irreplaceable treasure trove of information about older Conn instruments. A fine new instrument factory in Elkhart was sold to Selmer (Vincent Bach instruments are now produced there) while Conns own instrument manufacturing was largely moved to Abilene, Texas, to take advantage of lower labour costs. However, MacMillan failed to appreciate that instrument manufacture is a labour-intensive process requiring a skilled workforce not to be found in Abilene.
YBL-321.563 9.5 F Bass. Introduced 1969, discontinued 1979. Replaced by YBL-421G. YBL-322.563 9.5 F Bass. Introduced 1975, discontinued 1994. Replaced by YBL-421G.
1919-1927, discontinued 1929. 3H According to the, this was a #1 1/2 Bore Artists' Small Bore with 6.5' or 7' Bell (Wurlitzer Special). High and low pitch. 1919-1927, discontinued 1929. 4H.485 Small-bore, favoured for jazz, often compared with King 2B.
The Conservatory model has the tuning device built in the slide. The Bass trombone has a large bore and bell with convenient rotary valve change to the pitch of F. This model is widely used in beginners' and was often sold with a slide for later conversion. Built in C to permit the reading of piano or vocal scores without transposition. Only available in bore sizes of artists, orchestra and symphony with or without sterling silver bell. The silver bell became an option around 1928-1930.
Dark and lively sound. Recording R15.495/.510 7.5 Medium bore jazz horn, comparable to King 3B. Dual bore nickel-silver outer slides, chrome-plated nickel-silver inner slide tubes, may be fluted. Red brass bell. Recording R20 8.5 Professional bass trombone with flat-wrap F attachment.
Bore Large Symphony Model from 1919-1924, and a #2 1/2 Bore Medium Bore Artist Ballroom Model with tuning slide in bell from 1928-1951. Connqueror 44H.485 Small-bore, vocabell. Connstellation 48H.500 8 Small-bore, comparable to (but brighter than) King 3B.
21H According to the, this was a #? Bore Combination Slide and Valve trombone from 1919-1926, and a #2 1/2Bore Connquest from 1954-1955. 22H According to the, this was a #? Bore Alloo Model from 1919-1924, and a #? Bore Alloo Model from 1928-1932. 23H According to the, this was a #?
George Roberts P22.565 9 F Professional bass instrument. Light yellow brass bell,.585 F attachment. Custom P24.565 9 F Professional bass instrument. 9 inch bell,.585 F attachment. George Roberts P24G.565 9 F/G Professional bass instrument. 9 inch bell,.585 bore independent attachments.
Year number 1893 1 1900 (4001) 1904 (6001) 1905 (9001) 1908 1925 1910 4913 (25001) 1913 9047 1915 15989 (40001) 1918 78,001 1930 126,001 1935 176,000 1936 186,001 1937 200,001 1938 212,001 1939 225,001 1940 239,001 1941 254,001 1942 264,001 1945 267,501 1946 277,001 1947 287,001 1948 296,501 1949 301,500 1950 308,001 1951 3 322,001 1953 330,001 1954 337,001 1955 340,001 1960 370,001 1961 377,301 1962 384,601 1963 391,901 1964 399,101 1965 406,501 1970 457,601 1975 511,751 1981 850,976 1983 906,860 1985 976,572 Numbers in paratheses are re-calculated estimates from HW White website. Notes: • Early instruments have a lion's head near the serial numbers and marked The King. • Before 1918 the engraving read simply as 'H. • In 1918 the company was incorporated and 'Co' was added to the engraving., • In 1926-1928 the Sterling Silver bells first used.
$97.45 10 Bids Sold, CAD $61.50 Shipping Seller: (1,858) 99.7%, Location: Danville, Indiana, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 53 This is a used King by Cleveland model 606 trombone. The serial number is 704638. All parts are present. There are dings, dents and wear in the trombone.
King 606 Trombone
Tech Specs •.500' bore • 8' bell • Nickel silver outer handslide tubes • Nickel silver outer slide • Chrome plated nickel silver inside slide • Connecting ring on slide • Clear lacquer finish • King 12C mouthpiece • 7523C molded case.
Model 606 Since 1894 the King name has been synonymous with world-class high quality brass instruments. World renown artists, the likes of Tommy Dorsey, Ziggy Elman, Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, Charlie 'The Bird' Parker, and Harry James, all trusted King as their choice of musical instrument. Built in Eastlake, Ohio, today's King trombones continue in that tradition offering the best in professional level playing characteristics and a true value to students of all ages. Features The King 606 Trombone is made in the USA using nothing but the highest quality materials. It offers a.500' bore with a responsive 8' seamless bell for easy projection and control. It has nickel silver outer handslide tubes with a single radius crook and chrome plated nickel silver inner handslide tubes providing the ideal surface for smooth and quick action.
Special L15 Dual bore, chrome-plated nickel-silver inner slide tubes, may be fluted. Standard Tenor bell sizes 6, 7, 7 1/2 or 8 inches and four bore sizes. Tuning in slide. Bass version has F attachment. Standard M7.485/.500 7 Tuning in slide.
Opera O15.547 8.5 Symphonic bore instrument. Nickel-silver thin-gauge bell. Opera Fanfare O115.547 8.5 Symphonic bore instrument.
YSL-648R.547 8.5 F One-piece red brass bell, nickel-silver outer slide, closed wrap, professional model. Introduced 1993, discontinued 1998. YSL-651.500 8 F Introduced 1969, discontinued 1975. Replaced by YSL-691. YSL-653.500 8 Introduced 1976, discontinued 1989. Replaced by YSL-691. YSL-841.551 8.5 Introduced 1982, discontinued 1984. 
Players loved the “King” trombone because the slide was smoother and lighter than any other. King became the world’s top selling jazz trombone and continues to be popular today.
Closed wrap, dependent valves (possibly may be pulled to Eb/D, but I'm not sure about this), tuning in the slide, rose brass bell. Very highly-regarded. A number were converted to open wrap by the legendary Larry Minick. 70H 9.5 F Bass trombone.
1405.481/.508 7.25 Old HN White line, Model No. 1455 (Silver Tone version) has sterling silver bell. Designed as a medium-large bore for use in orchestras or 'dance, ballroom, theatre or 2nd trombone in band'. Symphony Model No.
Historical notes: according to the, this designation was used for a #2 1/2 Bore Artists' Medium Bore with 6.5' or 7' Bell (Wurlitzer Special) from 1919-1939. A #2 1/2 Bore Artist Special with Nickel Trim was introduced in 1936 and discontinued in 1941. A #2 1/2 Bore Medium Bore Artist with Light Weight Slides was introduced in 1940 and discontinued in 1954.
In the 1970s, a new 78H model was introduced (ie the model number reused) which was essentially a 7H with F attachment. These were possibly cloned subsequently by Blessing as their B-7 and B-78 models. The 7H/78H series was discontinued around the time that Daniel Henkin bought the company from CCM. Information about the 78H was kindly provided by Don Bilger. 79H.525 8.5 F Elkart era instrument was medium-bore, professional model, yellow brass bell. Discontinued shortly after Conn was purchased by CCM. Information about the 79H was kindly provided by Don Bilger.
Model 606 Since 1894 the King name has been synonymous with world-class high quality brass instruments. World renown artists, the likes of Tommy Dorsey, Ziggy Elman, Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, Charlie 'The Bird' Parker, and Harry James, all trusted King as their choice of musical instrument. Built in Eastlake, Ohio, today's King trombones continue in that tradition offering the best in professional level playing characteristics and a true value to students of all ages.
After 1965, all instruments were manufactured in Eastlake and engraved with 'King Musical Instruments.' Special Note: If your instrument says 'The King' plus has a 'lion head' by the serial numbers you have the earliest and oldest manufactured (by H. White) between 1894 and 1915. Special Note: Please keep in mind that model changes might not have been made to all trombones in the production line and may not be respective of the true age of your instrument.
Besson Concorde series Intermediate models, equivalent to B&H Emperor but differing in trim and fittings. Evolved into current 700 series. Besson International series Some contract-manufactured by Kanstul, USA. Says that the Besson International range were professional models considered equivalent to the Sovereign Cornets and Imperial trombones (Bb/F tenor and Bb/F bass). Bells had distinctive engraving; available either lacquered or in burnished silver plate. Besson New Standard series According to Stewart Stunell, these instruments were Brass Band professional instruments equivalent to the B&H Imperials. Besson Stratford series According to, the Besson Stratford range was an intermediate one equivalent to the B&H Emperor.
Custom series Top notch professional instruments. Custom P15.500 8 Thin-gauge bell, possibly yellow brass. Nickle-silver outer slide. Custom P16.500 7.5 Heavy-weight bell, lightweight brass outer slide.
Bore Alloo Model (high and low pitch) from 1919-1924. 24H According to the, this was a #? Bore Large Symphony Model from 1919-1924, a #2 1/2 Bore Medium Bore Artist Ballroom Model with tuning slide in bell from 1928-1951, and a #2 1/2 Bore Bb Medium Bore Artist Ball-room Model with tuning slide in bell from 1958 to 1970's. 25H According to the, this was a #?
King 606 Trombone Price
Click here to view it. According to Don Bilger, Conn also manufactured trombones under the Pan American and Cavalier brand names.
Tuning in slide. Super S22 George Roberts.565 9 F Professional bass trombone designed by the legendary bass trombonist George Roberts. Tuning in slide. Super S23 9/10 F/E Professional bass trombone with F attachment and dependent E valve. 9 or 10 inch bell. Tuning in slide. Super S24G.565 9 F/G Superstar series Superstar V20.495/.510 8.5 F Silver-plated.
1410 (1939 specs).546 Some modifications made to 1932 specifications: bore size increased to.546, and two bell diameters made available: 8 or 9 inch. 1460 (Silver Tone version) has sterling silver bell.
Vincent Bach sold his company to the Selmer Corporation in 1961. Selmer had all the tooling and machinery moved to Elkhart, Indiana, and production resumed in 1965. Mount Vernon-era instruments are highly-prized by collectors, particularly those rare examples that are in good condition. Elkart instruments have also been very good until the late 1980s. Sadly, the previously high standard of quality control declined in the 1990s - there have been complaints of instances of shoddy workmanship.