King 2B Trombone 1948 - Owned and played by Trombonist Porky Cohen (Dorsey/Shaw)This King 2B has a VERY interesting history. I've owned it for about 16 years. The backstory may sound like total BS, but hear me out. This trombone was owned by trombonist Porky Cohen, a product of the big band era who went on to have a long career, mostly in New England/Rhode Island. He played this horn exclusively for around 20-25 years, starting when he joined Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra for a short time (Spring 1949), then Artie Shaw and many others. He was part of a session with Gene Roland that included Charlie Parker. In fact, there is a picture of **this horn** being played right behind Bird if you look up the album cover for: "Gene Roland - The Band That Never Was." It's also on Cohen's solo album cover, in the 'younger' photo of him. He also played on the 1950's hit song "Wheel of Fortune" by Kay Starr. It has dark brownish-gold lacquer throughout which (and here we go...) *may* (and I do emphasize *MAY*) mean that it was given to him when he joined Tommy Dorsey's band. I have no evidence or anything to prove this, but I have been told that it's a possibility. The horn was definitely built within a few months before he joined TD, according to the serial number and notes from a Dorsey session (links below!). When Porky passed in 2004, he left the horn to a former student of his, a well-known trombonist and jazz educator in the Boston area (easy to identify if you're good with Google, I just prefer not to mention him here) who sold it to buy a Shires. I have owned it since. It has been played A WHOLE LOT. So much so that the bottom barrel of the slide grip was almost like aluminum foil, so I wrapped it neatly with gaff tape. It's fine as is - solid as can be. Inner tubes have surprisingly minimal wear. The inside of the bell is marked with thousands of scratches from mutes and trombone stands. (Nothing deep or ugly - I think it's the coolest feature of the horn!) There's a ding here and there, but the horn as a whole is really in pretty nice condition all-considered, and is perfectly playable as is. It's really a very good horn! Without hesitation, I took it on a month-long tour with the Glenn Miller Orchestra last year. I really prefer a .500 bore horn, though. Horn includes an extra tuning slide. The original slide's crook is a little longer. This one brings it up to more modern tuning. Has the dual bore slide - .481 - .491Links with info about Porky:Bio: -usa.com/cohen_porky.htmRecording

　　session with Tommy Dorsey (misspelled Porky Comen):

　　https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8393091?fbclid=IwAR26pnX8weCPFsu84TgoJ3LjoUQ_aFSALbHVfFjhhcuroRizBg1IEe9FBI4King Serial numbers: /Serial%20Numbers.htmSession with Charlie Parker and other jazz legends: /zoot-sims/catalog/album-index/#spotlite-spj-141Kay Starr "Wheel of Fortune" credits /album/wheel-of-fortune-mw66/creditsPorky's AllMusic entry: /artist/porky-cohen-mn78/credits