Rear-Facing Italian Trombone

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Here’s a rear-facing trombone from Italy that I just added to the 19th-century timeline (1st half) and will shortly be adding to the HubPages article, Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones throughout History. If visual depictions are any indication at all, rear-facing trombones were surprisingly prominent in the 19th century.

1821—Italy: A depiction of musicians from the Italian grenadiers includes a trombonist with a rear-facing instrument (see facing image; public domain) (Melegari 147).

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Yes, there are some in museum collections. For a couple of links, plus a bunch more images, see this HubPages article: <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Backward-Bones-Rear-Facing-Trombones-Throughout-History" rel="nofollow">Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones Throughout History</a>.
Written on Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:57:03 by wkimball
Wow, I have never seen such a horn before. Do these still exist in private collections? There must be a reason why the bell faces to the rear :)
Written on Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:41:26 by Trombone Tube
Another great picture! I'd never seen a rear-facing trombone before!
Written on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:12:18 by Jon