Edwards B-454 Bass Trombone, Used

Item Details

This is a custom bass trombone made by Edwards instruments in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USA.  It features a dual bore brass hand slide, dual inline axial rotors and a 10" red brass bell.  The trombone is modular for ease of repair and so components can be traded out to tailor the instrument to your needs.  Includes several removable leadpipes: B1, B2, B3, and some duplicates.

Bell: model 1812, 10" red brass, soldered rim

Slide: dual bore .562"/.578" lightweight brass with wide brass crook

Cleaned, tuned and adjusted, ready to play, by Brass Mavens in Whittier, CA.  Water key was re-attached and one F-loop joint resoldered.  This trombone was owned by George Thatcher, LA trombonist with John Williams, Hollywood studios and more.  This Edwards is George's modern bass trombone, used on gigs around Southern California.  Also in this collection is an Edwards T-350 tenor trombone to match this one.

Condition is very good with perfect slide and valve action, nearly 100% lacquer, only a few spots of tarnish at joints.

Edwards hard case with new handles is included, not those non-handles shown in the photos.  Includes Edwards parts kit including springs and linkages, and George's Schilke 60 mouthpiece.

If you'd like to make an offer for the Edwards bass trombone, please send us a note.

Biography of George Thatcher

George Thatcher, 1953-2024, trombonist, performed as a Hollywood freelance recording and symphonic musician, whose career has transverses a wide variety of styles as well as a number of continents. Since returning to Los Angeles in 1988, Thatcher has recorded for such motion picture luminaries as John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Randy Newman, Thomas Newman and Danny Elfman, on such film as Jurassic Park, Anastasia, Men in Black and the Shawshank Redemption. He records for television, advertising and records, having performed with such artist as Barbara Streisand, Natalie Cole, Neil Diamond, and Frank Sinatra. Thatcher's orchestral associations include performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Long Beach Opera, the Los Angeles Opera, Opera Pacific, the Pacific Symphony, and @the American Ballet Theater, San Francisco and Kirov ballet companies. His work abroad includes positions of principal bass trombone with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, principal bass trombone with the National Symphony Orchestra of the S.A.B.C., and principal bass trombone with the Orchestra Sinfonica Municipal de Caracas. Thatcher records for Raptoria Caam Records as a solo artist and as principal bass trombone of the Viklarbo Chamber Symphony. An active symphonic soloist, Thatcher recently performed Maria Newman's Concerto for Bass trombone and Orchestra (Peccavi) with both the Viklarbo Chamber Symphony and the Occidental-Caltech Orchestra in Los Angeles. He also appeared as soloist with the Eastern Sierra Symphony Orchestra, the Palisades Symphony and the Chamber George Thatcher Orchestra at St. Matthew's, and has been featured at many well known music festivals nationwide. On the jazz scene, Thatcher has toured extensively with famed trumpeters Harry James and Al Hirt. While residing in Johannesburg, South Africa he recorded two original solo albums for the S.A.B.C. Thatcher's later compact discs include "Even Call Girls Get the Blues" and "Terrorist".

-Rene Laanen