Sackbuts and Classical Trombones
We offer Egger Renaissance sackbuts and Classical trombones. Our sackbuts and trombones are handmade to order and are usually available in 14 to 21 days. Please email or give us a call at 252-288-2380 for ordering information.
Standard Model
Instrument in brass; German silver inner slides, chrome plated; bell chased entirely by hand; sleeves decorated; garland and flat bell stay engraved; round slide stay.
Slokar Model
Same as standard, but with modern slide positions and modern water key (water key not included for the bass sackbut).
MDC Model
Instrument in brass, richly decorated; brass slides; stays, garland, and sleeves silver-plated; final polish done according to historical techniques. Thin hand-chased bell; all tubing except slides and sleeves with soldered seam; flat bell stay riveted; slide stay soldered, respectively hinged for bass sackbut, all the remaining connections glued.
Historic Model
Instrument in brass, brass slides; hand-chased bell; all tubing except slides and sleeves with soldered seam; final polish done according to historical techniques.
Renaissance Sackbuts
Egger Renaissance Alto Sackbut in Eb
Model Hieronimus Starck Nürnberg 1670
Original: Germanic National Museum, Nuremberg
Bore: 10.0/10.0 mm, bell diameter: 94 mm
Prices: Standard $4450; Historic $7085; MDC $8355; Slokar $4400; Slokar Historic $6500
Egger Renaissance Tenor Sackbut in Bb
Model: Sebastian Hainlein, Nuremberg 1632
Original: Historical Museum, Frankfurt
Bore: 10.5/11.0 mm, bell diameter: 98 mm
Prices: Standard $4645; Historic $7190; MDC $8497; Slokar $4588; Slokar Historic $6615
Egger Renaissance Bass Sackbut in Eb or F
Model Isaac Ehe, Nuremberg 1612
Original: in E-flat, Germanic National Museum, Nuremberg
Bore: 11.5/12.0 mm, bell diameter: 124 mm
Prices: Standard $6895; Historic $10,825; MDC in F $11,715; MDC in Eb $15,400
Standard Eb slide for F Bass or D slide for Eb Bass $610
Historic Eb slide for F Bass or D slide for Eb Bass $720
MDC Eb slide for F Bass or D slide for Eb Bass $1161
Ball joint for Bass $345; Counterweight for Bass $187
Classical Trombones
Egger Classical Alto Trombone in Eb 440 or 430 Hz
after Johann Joseph Schmied, Pfaffendorf 1785
Original: Historical Museum, Basel
Bore: 10.2 mm, Bell diameter: 114 mm
Prices: Standard $4635; Historic $6340
Late Classical / Early Romantic Alto Trombone in Eb 440 or 430 Hz
after Johann August Crone, Leipzig 1780
Original: Museum of History and Shipping, Riga
Bore: 10.5 mm, Bell diameter: 123.5 mm
Even though it bears an earlier date, because the Leipzig makers were at the forefront of trombone development in this time, the Crone trombone resembles a much later instrument than the Schmied.
Prices: Standard $4635; Historic $6340
Egger Classical Tenor Trombone in Bb 440 or 430 Hz
after Johann Joseph Schmied, Pfaffendorf 1778
Original: Private collection, Basel
Bore: 11.7 mm, Bell diameter: 135 mm
Prices: Standard $5990; Historic $6700
Egger Classical bass trombone in F 440 or 430 Hz
after Johann Joseph Schmied, Pfaffendorf 1775
Original: Historical Museum, Basel
Bore: 12 mm, Bell diameter: 159 mm
Prices: Standard $7700; Historic $9975
Counterweight for Bass $187; Ball joint for Bass $335