Checklist of Trombones Made Before 1800 (in chronological order) Makers Nagel, Michael Kodisch, Johann Carl Franck, Johann Paul Fiebig, Johann Christoph Click on names and/or thumbnail images below to link to individual pages NMM 3592. Tenor slide trombone by Michael Nagel, Imperial City of Nürnberg, 1656. Engraved on bell garland: MACHT · MICHAEL [shield with bird and initials MN] NAGEL · NVR 1656. Slide may be an early 18th-century replacement. Ex coll.: Bohland & Fuchs, Graslitz, Bohemia. Purchase funds gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford E. Graese, Saddle River, New Jersey, 1985. NMM 4649. Tenor slide trombone by Johann Carl Kodisch, Imperial City of Nürnberg, 1701. Engraved on bell garland: I C K [prancing horse facing left] / MACHT · IOHANN CARL · KODISCH · NVRNB 1701. Garland decorated with engraved leaves, flowers, and a scallop design in repoussé. Ex coll.: Ernst Buser, Basel, Switzerland. Purchase funds gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford E. Graese, Orlando, Florida, 1989. NMM 4896. Tenor slide trombone by Johann Paul Franck, Hildburghausen, Thuringia (Germany), 1744. Stamped on bell garland: * MACHT * IOHANN * PAULL * FRANCK * IN * HILDBURG * HAUSSEN * ANNO * 1744. Silver-plated garland decorated with an engraved geometric design. Ex coll.: Ernst Buser, Basel, Switzerland. Purchase funds gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford E. Graese, Orlando, Florida, 1990. NMM 5946. Alto slide trombone by Johann Christoph Fiebig, Berngrund, Saxony, 1771. Engraved on bell garland: IO HANN CHRISTOPH / FIEBIG MACHTS IN / BERNGRUNDT 1771. Board of Trustees, 1996. National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 ©National Music Museum, 2005-2006 Most recent update: September 25, 2007 You are the 522nd visitor to this page since April 4, 2005. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page