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Trombone, 2368

Riker plays the trombone

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")

According to an account that was anything but canon, Riker played the trombone in a Post Mainframe Acid-Cardassian Ten Forwardcore band. (VST: "Walk, Don't Run")


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