The J4K tenor trombone was developed based on the popular J4 when we were asked to provide a more ‘German’ sound. To meet our customers’ wishes, we experimented with various designs for the tuning slide and neckpipe and crafted a somewhat lighter gold brass bell with a nickel silver rim. The result is the best of both worlds, a blend of American-style comfortable playability and a dark, symphonic tone characteristic of German trombones, with the same excellent intonation characteristics our customers are used to.
Technical specifications
Bore: 13,9 mm / 0.55″
Bell: hand-hammered one-piece gold brass bell with nickel silver rim and a diameter of 220mm / 8.66”
Slide: chrome-plated nickel silver inner slides; yellow brass or, alternatively, nickel silver outer slides
Valve: Meinlschmidt “Open Flow” rotary valve with bronze cap, lubricating grooves and optimized bores, also available as model J4H with René Hagmann valve.
Options: dual bore slide, heavy cap, exchangeable lead pipe, long water key, thumb rest
