For your consideration is a parts-lot of a vintage late 1940's Conn 44H Vocabell trombone.

This horn arrives to us with several large dents, scratches, dings, and broken components such as braces (see photos).



We have taken some time to clean up the exterior of the horn to get a better look at the engravings to better identify the horn. After the work, we see an engraving of a creature from Greek mythology called a "Satyr" and it appears to be playing a flute style instrument. This lead us to researching the history of this design and its believed to have been produced between the early 1930's to the late 1940's. This info combined with the serial number ( 365558 ) suggests it was made somewhere between 1946 and 1948.

The horn is sold as-is with no services or adjustments performed other than a basic cleaning for identification. Would make for a great project rebuild or would work for replacement parts on a prospective buyer's own 44H



Thanks for your consideration!


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