The valide trombone is a hybrid

valve trombone A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings ...

invented in the 1940s by

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musician Brad Gowans. It features both a set of three piston

valve A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fitting ...

s and a slide to vary the pitch. The slide on the valide is positioned within the valve section and is shorter than a regular

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

slide, only covering four slide positions instead of the usual seven. The slide does not lock, requiring the player to hold the slide at all times, and encouraging the player to use both the valves and the slide together. The only known built instrument now resides at the

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. The last noted player of the valide trombone was Juan Tizol of the Duke Ellington and

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Orchestras. The similar

superbone The superbone (sometimes known as the double trombone) is a hybrid tenor trombone in B that has both a slide like a regular trombone and a set of valves like a valve trombone. History Trombones that combine both a slide with a set of valves ...

, as redeveloped by Maynard Ferguson and Holton Musical Instruments in the 1970s, has a full-length slide with seven positions, placed between the mouthpiece and the valves.

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