Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Helmut Finke
Date1960 ca.
Place MadeHerford, Westphalia, Germany, Europe
ModelProf. Ehmann 119
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: Angefertigt / von / Helmut Finke / Herford i/wMarkingsEngraved on leadpipe: Mod. Prof. Ehmann 119
Identifying numbers on valve parts: 71 and 71 M
DescriptionBrass, nickel-silver fittings and valve parts, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three mechanical-linkage rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), horseshoe stop, coil-spring return, single water key on main tuning slide, windway 1-2-3.
Trumpet model developed to perform natural trumpet parts on a valve trumpet when no natural-trumpet players were available yet. During the Heinrich Schütz Festival in Herford (Germany) in 1951, Helmut Finke (1923-2009) was encouraged by performances on historic instruments from the collection of Pastor Dr. Wilhelm Bernoulli, Greifensee (Switzerland, now at the Historisches Museum Basel). The musicologist Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Ehmann (1904-1989) organized this festival and promoted the creation of trumpets based on historic models. The slender bell is inspired by the bell shape of a natural trumpet. Finke used a similar bell profile in his coiled natural trumpet with vent holes, developed in collaboration with oboist Otto Steinkopf (see 03546). Finke's instruments were introduced to the United States during Ehmann's choir and orchestra concert tour in 1961.
DimensionsHeight: 460 mm
Tube length: 1278 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.8 mm, ca. 8.5 mm, 10.4 mm, 10.4 mm
Bell diameter: 96 mm
ProvenancePurchased from George Borodi, Cleveland, Ohio, date not recorded.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06891
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