Willson (DEG) Bb Compact Marching Trombone Black/Purple/Blue Sparkle

You're not likely to see one of these again.

This is a DEG marching Bb trombone, made by Willson. The Eb version (mellophone) can be found now and then, but I have owned two of the Bb version and they're they only ones I've ever seen in my perusal of Ebay and other online sites.

This one was a school instrument, and it was not treated well. I took out all the larger dents, but it would never have looked good as a polished brass horn--let alone the fact that just thinking about ragging out  such a tightly-wrapped horn makes my wrists hurt. I chose to wire brush the areas I could reach, and sandblast the areas I couldn't, then I coated it with Gunkote in flat black, and the Gunkote clear with purple and blue color-shifting sparkles, and peacock blue and green on the inside of the bell. Indoors, it looks purplish-black, and it looks great. Outdoors, it's spectacular. 

All slides pull, valves have excellent compression and were metered for optimum efficiency. It takes a standard trombone mouthpiece. The bore is .500 and the bell is 7 1/2". It still has minor dents and dings. and ripples toward the rim of the bell, but nothing big enough to affect the sound. 

It's a tremendous horn. Better, I think, than any other compact marching trombone I've ever played, with brighter overtones, more "bark" and less "stuff." And I've owned and played more than twenty Olds/Reynolds/Bach marching trombones, a handful of King Flugabones, and various DEGs, Jupiters, etc. This one is a real pleasure to play. 

It doesn't have a case, but it will fit in most marching trombone cases. 

Please email with any questions.