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that was definitely worth a look ... I am glad I exposed myself to that page ... thanks for posting.. or ... reposting this.

Thanks for the link. I've been fascinated by the cimbasso and asked the TNFJ about it sometime last year and got a bunch of good responses. I never knew how it sounded and only knew about it from pictures in a catalog. I kind of like the sound now that I know what it is. It sure looks like a bass trombone, with valves, bent in quarter.

I read an online autobiography of Tommy Johnson and the cimbasso was a horn he was called upon frequently for Hollywood work.

A very interesting read...thanks for the post!