King 3B Trombone - email to hpw3@mindspring.com

>>>King 3B Trombone; 1970<<<

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This is a King 3B Concert trombone made around 1970 in Eastlake OH. Serial number 4577xx. Serial numbers on inner and outer slides match. There's no serial number on the bell section. But the counterweight on the bell section is the silver-colored style [not the black one], which is proper for a 1970 horn. So, I can only assume that the entire horn is a "matched set". I believe the 3B has a .508" bore. 

This horn is in good condition. It's not in "like new" condition! But it's a very good horn. I've been playing this as my primary horn in a big band. I sold my backup 3B recently, a 1955 Cleveland that sold for $750 + shipping.
This '70 Eastlake plays better than the '55 in my opinion. I have a problem with my neck/arm
and will be having surgery in a couple of months. I won't be playing for a while
and need some cash right now. So, as they say, my loss ...

There's lacquer wear, as you can see in the pictures. No dents on the slide crook. Only a couple of tiny dents on the tuning crook. There are some obvious signs of dents having been removed [see pictures]. But they're gone now. There are tiny dings scattered around the bell flare area. They should be easy to smooth out if desired. Of course, they're purely cosmetic. There's a slight
bend in the gooseneck/neckpipe near the locknut. Doesn't affect anything other than the appearance. In fact, I hadn't noticed it until someone pointed it out to me.

The handslide works very well. There are no spots of rust/wear on the inner slide stockings [or anywhere else on the inner tubes]. I usually don't tend to lubricate my slides very often, maybe once every 3 months or so ... aside from water spray, of course. This one does benefit from more frequent lubing. When it's lubed, it's very good. I use Trombotine and a couple of drops of AliSyn synthetic oil. I rub it all over the slide. Then I wipe it off almost completely. Then I spray with water. But even when I don't keep the slide lubricated as often as I should, there's still no dragging, no hesitation, no snags, no sluggishness. It's just not quite as good as when it's lubricated. You'll play this horn without thinking about the slide as you play. 

The King case is in OK condition. It includes the key! Also includes the cleaning rod. The case is old and not especially pretty. But it does the job. The grip is missing from the handle that's on the end of the case. The metal strap is there. But the grip that covers that metal strap is gone. [I understand that's not unusual for some of these older 3B cases.] The 2 straps that hold the handslide in place both snap properly. They both are missing the additional plastic that extends beyond the snap itself. But that's not really an issue. The accessory/mouthpiece compartment is missing the strap that would normally be used to snap in place to hold the lid shut.

CLICK on the links beside each thumbnail picture below to view pictures of the trombone. Use your browser's BACK button to return to this page after viewing each picture.

desc Click here to see the handslide.

desc Click here to see the reverse side of the handslide.

desc Click here to see the bell flare.

desc Click here to see another view of the bell flare.

desc Click here to see the engraving on the bell.

desc Click here to see the bell section.

desc Click here to see the other side of the bell section.

desc Click here to see the inside of the bell.

desc Click here to see the upper part of the bell section.

desc Click here to see another view of the upper part of the ball section.

desc Click here to see the area on the bell section near the locknut.

desc Click here to see the other side of the area on the bell section near the locknut.

desc Click here to see a view of the assembled horn. You may be able to see the slight bend in the gooseneck near the locknut. No impact at all in playing.

desc Click here to see another view of the assembled horn.

desc Click here to see the case closed.

desc Click here to see other end of the case.

desc Click here to see the end of the case. Note that the grip is missing from the handle on this end of the case.

desc Click here to see the handslide crook.

desc Click here to see the reverse side of the cook.

desc Click here to see the handgrip area.

desc Click here to see the reverse side of the handgrip area.

desc Click here to see the main carrying handle on the case.

desc Click here to see the horn in the case.

desc Click here to see the inner slide stockings.

desc Click here to see the reverse side of the inner slide stockings.

desc Click here to see a view of the tuning slide.

desc Click here to see view #2 of the tuning slide.

desc Click here to see view #3 of the tuning slide.

desc Click here to see view #4 of the tuning slide.

desc Click here to see view #5 of the tuning slide.

desc Click here to see view #6 of the tuning slide. You can see that it looks like it may have been repaired along the way. It's in good condition now.

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