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Trombone
King 606
Price: 263 EUR – 263 EUR
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A long-running student tenor trombone from King, built with a straightforward yellow brass bell and dual-bore slide that has made it a school band staple for decades.
About the King 606
The 606's simple, no-frills specification - yellow brass bell, chrome-plated inner slide tubes, open wrap without an F attachment - keeps the instrument light and easy to handle for a beginning player who doesn't yet need the extended range an F attachment provides. That simplicity is deliberate: fewer moving parts means fewer things that can go out of adjustment during a student's first years of daily handling.
King built its reputation on brass instrument manufacturing long before being absorbed into the Conn-Selmer family, and the 606's decades-long production run reflects a design that band directors have found reliable enough not to need frequent redesign - a track record that keeps used examples actively circulating and recommended even today.
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Sound character of the King 606
The King 606 pairs a yellow brass bell with a dual-bore, open-wrap-style slide that keeps airflow relatively unrestricted for a student horn, giving it a slightly freer, more open response than more tightly wound student slides. Without an F attachment, all the air goes straight through the slide, keeping the tone direct and bright rather than warmed by extra tubing.
Technical data for the King 606
| Bell | Yellow brass |
|---|---|
| Slide | Dual-bore, chrome-plated, open wrap |
| F attachment | None |
| Level | Student |
Price history for the King 606
Cheapest seen: 263 EUR · Most expensive seen: 263 EUR
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The history of the King 606
King's 606 has served as a standard school band beginner trombone for decades, valued for its simple, durable specification.
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