1587—Nuremberg, Germany

A tenor trombone that bears the inscription, “CUNRAT 9 LINCZER ME FECIT NURM 1587,” and 2 renderings of the Nuremberg coat of arms is manufactured. Typical of Renaissance-era construction, it has a conical bell with almost no terminal flare, richly engraved stays (or braces) between main sections of tubing, and no water key. The instrument is later found under the floor of St. Gertrude’s Chapel, Hamburg, in the early 19th century (Young 43).