number on a trombone?

Discussion in 'The Rehearsal Room' started by lausonbass, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. lausonbass

    lausonbass Member

    Bit of a trombone question.

    I have been asked to sell some of our old band instruments on ebay. we have been successful so far but we have half of a trombone that i have been asked questions about and i can't answer one of them, i was wondering if any of you can help.
    The trombone is the bell section of a besson, and the number (i'm guessing it's te serial number) is 942- EXP. Does anyone know what the EXP means?

    Any help would be much appreciated
     
    lausonbass, Mar 1, 2008
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  2. Baritonedeaf

    Baritonedeaf Member

    Does it not stand for Experimental - e.g. it is a prototype besson? the number stands for the Besson Model number, it is a 942 trombone, I used to own a 940.

    There was a Baritone on Ebay about 2 years ago that was a Prototype 956, and it had a name like EXP 3 or something...
     
    Baritonedeaf, Mar 1, 2008
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  3. brassneck

    brassneck Active Member

    Could it simply mean that it was manufactured as an 'export' model? :confused:
     
    brassneck, Mar 2, 2008
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  4. Ipswich trom

    Ipswich trom Member

    Does it mean that it will explode if played incorrectly?


    I'll just get my coat!:oops:
     
    Ipswich trom, Mar 3, 2008
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  5. hicks

    hicks Member

    My googling turned up zilch on this one, but someone on the trombone forum might have a clue if you posted there

    http://tromboneforum.org/
     
    hicks, Mar 3, 2008
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