Edwards T-350 Tenor Trombone Used

Item Details

This is an Edwards T-350 custom tenor trombone made in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USA.  Designed in the 1990's, Edwards offerings were the first modern trombones made in the USA to be sold as modular instruments that could be customized to your liking.  Based around the O.E Thayer axial flow valve section, Edwards has numerous several hand slides and bells to choose from when ordering a custom horn.

This T-350 is from the collection of LA trombonist George Thatcher.  Photos were taken upon its arrival here.  The hand slide is dual bore .547"/.562", with the outer slide made of lightweight brass tubes.  The leadpipe is removable, and four are included, sizes are: T1 Long, T2, T3, TB.  I don't often prefer dual bore tenor trombone setups, but this feels natural, not at all like stepping off a curb.  The larger bore mixed with the Edwards propensity for fast response makes for a stable sound that's not too bright.  You can blow and be big and not strident.

The rotor is the Edwards axial with traditional delrin linkage.  It's equally open on the Bb and F sides.  It's removable for maintenance, or you can substitute an Edwards straight neckpipe (not included).  Has traditional Edwards bracing with the extra set screw to the bell, which makes it stronger and gives an extra rigid connection to improve projection and stability. 

Two tuning slides are included:  yellow brass and red brass.

The 8.5" two-piece bell is the model 321, heavyweight yellow brass, unsoldered rim.

The original Edwards hard case is included, also with new leather handles, not the problem anti-handles as shown.  Includes George's unlabeled mouthpiece and an Edwards parts kit with new linkages and other small parts.

Condition: excellent, low miles, perfect slide, perfect chrome, no dents, freshly cleaned and serviced by Brass Mavens in Whittier, CA. 

If you want a big modern tenor trombone for orchestra that blows open and projects and is lively, here's your horse.

If you'd like to make an offer for the Edwards T-350, please send us a note.

[looks at photos] - I missed a few front view photos, I'll upload those soon

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