Conn 88HCL Trombone, Thin Wall

Name: Conn 88HCL Trombone, Thin Wall
Brand: Conn
Price: 5541 USD
Availability: BackOrder

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$5,541.00excluding VAT

Estimated delivery: 26th - 28th March 2025

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2-year warranty & 30-day money-back guarantee included

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Once the product is delivered, you'll have 30 days to decide that you definitely want to keep it. If you decide it's not suitable, you can return it to us for an exchange or a refund, providing the product is in 'as new' condition and in its original packaging.

We do everything we can to make sure the right item reaches you in perfect condition. If your order arrives damaged, or is incorrect, let us know within 14 days of receiving it and we'll arrange for a free collection.

If your goods develop a fault within the warranty period, we'll quickly repair or replace the item for you. If the fault occurs within the first 180 days of your ownership, we'll collect the goods and deliver them back to you free of charge.

We're unable to accept returns of any custom-made items designed to work together as a unique package. Some items are only eligible for the money-back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging.

For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information page.

If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.

Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee

Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
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We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.

In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.

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Summary of returns policies and timescales

This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.

UK & Europe	EU Standard	Gear4music Standard	Gear4music Optional
Return Period	14 days	30 days	up to 180 days
Standard delivery charges refunded?	Yes	Yes	Yes, up to 30 days
Upgraded delivery charges refunded?	Standard costs only	Standard costs only	Standard costs only
Free collection on cancellation	No	No	Yes, up to 30 days
Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item	Yes, within 14 days	Yes, within 14 days	Yes, within 30 days

We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.

Key Features

Symphonic tenor from expert craftsmen at Conn
Thin-walled rose brass bell offers excellent response and gorgeous tone
Open-wrap F attachment with Christian Lindberg valve
Comes included with Conn mouthpiece and instrument case

Conn 88HCL Trombone, Thin Wall Overview

The Conn 88HCL Trombone, Thin Wall is an orchestral tenor trombone, built to a professional standard. Perfect for advanced students or professional musicians, this premium instrument can deliver a wide palette of tonal colours all the way through the dynamic range. With a wide bore size and rose brass bell providing excellent projection, and the perfectly smooth chrome-plated inner slides giving effortless action and playability, the 88HCL is perfectly suited for either blending into an orchestra or cutting through with complex solo passages.

The rotary F attachment allows for flexibility in the way you play, offering alternative slide positions, and extending the range of the instrument downwards. This open-wrap construction offers excellent clarity and even resistance, with an open feel. Featuring a patented 'CL2000' valve, the resistance found in a traditional rotor valve has been enormously reduced. A gleaming, clear-lacquered finish adds a subtle warmth to the overall sound of the 88HCL, and gives it a timeless, classic look.

Product Ref: 189120

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The C.G. Conn legacy

The story of the C.G. Conn trombone starts in 1875, when Colonel Charles Gerard Conn founded his instrument manufacturing company in the small town of Elkhart, Indiana. Conn rapidly made a name for himself with his innovative brass designs, and within a short amount of time his company was the largest producer of trombones in the United States. Conn trombones are known for their unique tonal colour and stability at fortissimo dynamics - making them among the most widely used professional symphonic trombones in the world.

Special features

This 88HCL comes with a thin walled, rose brass bell. Rose brass creates a warmer, darker sound profile than the more commonly used yellow brass, making it the material of choice for those seeking a more complex tone. The lighter-weight construction of this thin bell allows for a much quicker, easier response, and makes for a more comfortable playing experience during long sessions.

An open wrap F attachment is utilised in the 88HCL. This single, large loop helps to decrease air resistance by reducing the number of sharp angles in the tubing. The result is much less variation in blowing resistance when the loop is engaged, which significantly improves the playability of the instrument.

To ensure an incredibly smooth slide action and effortless playability, the inner slide tubing is made from chrome-plated nickel silver. This premium material glides freely, allowing rapid movement - and also adds brilliance to the timbre.

Lindberg valve

The open wrap F attachment features a patented 'CL200' valve, designed in collaboration with the famous trombonist Christian Lindberg. This valve is incredibly smooth to engage, and removes a lot of the resistance found in traditional axial rotary systems. It activates with the shortest throw of any commercially available rotor system, which reduces air build-up during engagement - eliminating the 'pop' which occurs with other rotors.

Included accessories

The Conn 88HCL tenor trombone comes included with a C.G. Conn 5G mouthpiece and a 7521C wood shell case. The mouthpiece provides a crisp, clean tone, with a quick response and effortless access to the higher registers. Your trombone will be kept safe from bangs and scrapes with the sturdy yet lightweight construction of the 7521C case, perfect for the musician on the move.