After long and painstaking effort the first of the famous line of King band instruments. Frequently Thomas King went from the theatre to White's shop to the the model trombone in its various stages of development. Described in the 1943 King 50 Years of Achievement in the Band Instrument Industry, "For many months the two men collaborated, pooling their experience as artist and mechanic. He often hung around the theater acquainting himself with the musicians and looking for repair work. White started out working for McMilin's Music Store. White Company was founded 1893 in Cleveland, Ohio by Henderson White, an engraver and instrument repairman. Most horns are shipped without any slide lubricant.įree local pick-up is available in the suburbs of Chicago.The H.N. Shipping is typically $40 flat within the 48 United States through USPS, UPS, or FedEx (whichever is faster and most cost-efficient) and $85 minimum to Canada and Mexico. More pictures may be available on my Reverb listing for this instrument. Some may have cosmetic wear, which will be shown in the pictures. I play, buy, collect and sell trombones and attempt to describe the horn in the way in which I would want it described.Īll the horns I sell are in playable condition, unless otherwise stated. Horn is being sold as-is, with no returns in the condition shown in the pictures, so please review all images and message me with any questions. Service may have included: Slide job and alignment, tuning slide polish, and minor dent removal.
Includes a Benge 12C mouthpiece and the original case.
Inner slide tubes are essentially spotless. This horn has virtually no denting, minus a small flat spot on the tuning slide Finish is good and shows a little deterioration on the outer slides, but there are a few scratches here and there from normal use. This is an original King Cleveland 605 trombone.