Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Terry Warburton
Date1987
Place MadeFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, North America
ModelModular trumpet
Serial No.006
SignedStamped on right side of second valve casing: WARBURTON [trade mark] / FORT LAUDERDALE / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on receiver ferrules of leadpipes and outer slides of bells: WARBURTON [trade mark]
Stamped on left side of second valve casing: 006
Stamped on leadpipe receiver ferrules, respectively: 6, 9
Stamped on outer slides of bells, respectively: 4, 5
Stamped on valve casings and pistons, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, burnished, single loop, two alternative leadpipes and two alternative bells (secured to valve section with channel lock and guide rail by clamp screw), main tuning slide at first bow (connecting either leadpipe to valve section), three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by two unequal plastic lugs on spring anchor plate, Amado water keys at main tuning slide and third valve slide, trigger with pull-ring at first valve and with pull-ring and stop screw at third valve, windway 3-2-1.
Two alternative leadpipes: no. 6 with narrower bore than no. 9.
Two alternative bells: no. 5 longer and with larger diameter than no. 4.
The Modular trumpet with alternate leadpipes and bells was developed by Terry Warburton and Ransalear Kay. A single valve section could be combined with several leadpipes and bells of various sizes to give the player a wider range of tonal characteristics for different playing situations in one instrument. Ultimately, the modular trumpet was a cost-saving concept.
DimensionsHeight: 469 mm, 483 mm
Tube length: 1293 mm, 1311 mm
Bore diameter, initial: 11 mm
Bore diameter, minimum (leadpipe no. 6/no. 9): 8.7 mm/8.9 mm
Bore diameter, main tuning slide: 11.6 mm
Bore diameter, bell slide: 11.7 mm
Bore diameter, valve slides: 11.68 mm (0.46 inches)
Bell diameter (no. 4/no. 5): 116 mm (4 5/8 inches)/120 mm (4 3/4 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Richard Dundas, Rutland, Vermont, 1988.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06908
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