Conch-shell trumpet
Maker
Joe R. Utley
Date1985-1990 ca.
Place MadeSpartanburg, South Carolina, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionRight-turning Caribbean conch.
Tip removed and mouthpiece formed by Joe Utley.
DimensionsLength: ca. 250 mm
Width: ca. 170 mm
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.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07008
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