A trombone was a musical instrument from the planet Earth. A member of the brass family, it was characterized by a slide with which the player varied the length of the tube in order to change pitches. It was commonly used in jazz music.
Commander William T. Riker was a proficient trombonist, and his trombone was one of his prized possessions. In 2369, Will gave it to his duplicate Thomas Riker as a gift. However, by the next year, Will was in possession of another trombone, a King Instruments model 3B, a classic and well-regarded jazz trombone. (TNG: "Conundrum", "11001001", "Future Imperfect", "Second Chances", "Thine Own Self")
In an alternate quantum reality visited by Worf in 2370, Riker was the Captain of the USS Enterprise-D and his trombone was on display in his ready room. (TNG: "Parallels")
Brass instruments |
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Euphonium • Horn • Trumpet • Trombone |
External links[]
- Trombone at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Trombone at Wikipedia