Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Johannes Scherzer
Date1982
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Germany, Europe
ModelDeutsche Jazztrompete SG 66
Serial No.23616
SignedEngraved on bell: Rino [in triangle] / SINFONIA / Meister / J. Scherzer / MarkneukirchenMarkingsStamped on valve-segment ferrule: 23616
Stamped on lower valve caps, cases and inner cover plates, respectively: 28, 29, 30
Stamped on touchpiece support bar and water keys: 0DescriptionBrass (body), nickel silver (garland, ferrules, finger ring and hook, water keys, braces, valve parts), mother-of-pearl finger buttons, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three mechanical-linkage rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), push-rods placed vertically as in a piston-valve trumpet, horseshoe stop, spiral-spring return, water keys at main tuning slide and third valve slide, trigger with thumb-operated lever at first valve, and pull-ring at third valve, windway 3-2-1.Silver trumpet mouthpiece, stamped: B&S // 3/1.
Johannes Scherzer (1922-2018) was trained by his uncle, Kurt Knoth, in the Rino brass workshop, founded in 1900 by Emil Knoth. After receiving his master craftsman certificate in 1951, Scherzer took over Rino, beginning in 1961. In the 1970s, all instruments were engraved with "Rino" and "Meister J. Sherzer." In 1984, Scherzer's workshop was incorporated into the VEB Blechblas- und Signalinstrumentenfabrik (B&S), trading as "Sinfonia.” In the 1980s, Scherzer was producing exclusively rotary valve trumpets.
DimensionsHeight: 477 mm
Tube length: 1308 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11 mm, 9.5 mm, 11.2 mm, 11.16 mm
Bell diameter: 127 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Jürgen or Helmut Voigt, Markneukirchen, Germany, 1996.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07137
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