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Conch-shell trumpet
Maker: Joe R. Utley
Date: 1985-1990 ca.
Place Made:Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, North America
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionRight-turning Caribbean conch.
Tip removed and mouthpiece formed by Joe Utley.
Tip removed and mouthpiece formed by Joe Utley.
DimensionsLength: ca. 250 mm
Width: ca. 170 mm
Width: ca. 170 mm
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 1, 2, 272.
Object number: 07008