Flugelhorn, B-flat
Maker
Vincent Bach Corporation
Date1972-1973 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelStradivarius Model 182
Serial No.77626
SignedStamped on bell: Stradivarius / Model 182 / Vincent Bach / CORPORATION / ELKHART, IND. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on right side of second valve casing: 77626
Stamped on valve stems, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass body, German-silver (finger hook, ferrules, water keys, part of valve casings, finger buttons and valve caps) mother-of-pearl (finger-button inlay), double loop, main tuning slide at third bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by two unequal T-shaped lugs on spring anchor plate, nickel-silver-plated brass pistons, single water keys at first bow and main tuning slide, trigger at first valve (thumb hook) and third valve (pull ring and stop rod), windway 3-2-1.
DimensionsHeight: 435 mm
Tube length: 1325 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.3 mm, 8.6 mm, 11.6-13.8 mm, 11.59 mm (0.456 inches)
Bell diameter: 150 mm (5-7/8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Richard Dundas, Rutland, Vermont, 1988.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06939
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