Trumpet, B-flat

Maker Domenick Calicchio

Date1979.

Place MadeLos Angeles, California, United States, North America

Model1 S

Serial No.2936

SignedStamped on bell: 1 S / D. CALICCHIO / LOS ANGELESMarkingsStamped on left side of second valve casing: D. CALICCHIO / LOS ANGELES / 2936 / L Stamped on receiver ferrule: 2 Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1, 2, 3DescriptionSilver-plated brass, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, nickel-silver-plated pistons, trigger with finger hook at first valve and with pull-ring and stop screw at the third valve, windway 3-2-1.

The serial number indicates that this trumpet was made shortly after Domenick Calicchio’s death in 1979. It combines a very large bell #3 for dark wide tone with leadpipe #2 for an open, free-blowing brilliant sound. This trumpet is a typical example of Calicchio’s flexibile custom-made instruments, a concept that was continued by the firm after the founder's death.
DimensionsHeight: 482 mm
Tube length: 1325 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.1 mm, 8.8 mm, 11.9 mm, 11.82 mm (0.465 inches)
Bell diameter: 144 mm (5 3/4 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1994.

Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999

Object number07108

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