Popular with professional jazz musicians, the older models from the 1960s are known for their brilliant tone and fluidity in the upper register.
[1] The King 3B fits a small shank mouthpiece, Originally manufactured by the H.N.
White Company, King trombones are named for Thomas King, a solo trombonist with the Lyceum Theatre Orchestra in Cleveland, Ohio who during the late 19th century worked with instrument manufacturer Henderson N. White to design and build a new trombone.
King trombones quickly gained acclaim with trombonists due to their superior sound quality and quick slide movement; one of the company's greatest endorsers was "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing," Tommy Dorsey.
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