Valve trombone

Valve trombone
	Valve (tenor) trombone in B♭
Brass instrument
Classification	Wind; Brass; Aerophone;
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	423.233.2; (Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration with cylindrical bore longer than 2 metres)
Developed	Mid 19th century
Related instruments
	Trombone; Trumpet; Firebird; Cimbasso;
Musicians
	Bob Brookmeyer; Bob Enevoldsen; Maynard Ferguson; Brad Gowans; Rob McConnell; James Morrison; Clifford Thornton; Juan Tizol;
Builders
	Conn; Olds; King; Bach; Yamaha; Holton; Jupiter; Getzen; Besson; J.W. Pepper; Kanstul; Schagerl;

The valve trombone is a brass instrument in the trombone family that has a set of valves to vary the pitch instead of (or in addition to) a slide. Although it has been built in sizes from alto to contrabass, it is the tenor valve trombone pitched in B♭ which has seen the most widespread use. The most common valve trombone has three piston valves, and plays just like a trumpet but an octave lower. They are built in either short or long form.

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