Piccolo trumpet, B-flat, [A]
Maker
Charles Mahillon
Date1932
Place MadeBrussels, Belgium, Europe
Model521
SignedStamped on bell: 521 / C. Mahillon / Bruxelles / F / [six-pointed star]MarkingsStamped on back of bell: MADE IN BELGIUM
Stamped on second valve casing: MAHILLON
Engraved inside valve caps, respectively: VII, VIII, VIIII
DescriptionBrass, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, single loop, telecsopic tuning slide at leadpipe with ligature screw, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on pistons (nickel-silver-plated brass), single water key at first bow, windway 1-2-3.
Two telescopic brass tuning slides for B-flat (original) and A (not original); brass mouthpiece with very shallow cup.
Dating based on letter “F” followed by six-pointed star.
DimensionsHeight: 210 mm
Tube length: 589 mm, 600 mm, 642 mm
Bore diameter (initial, valve slides): 11.1 mm, 10 mm
Bore diameter (B-flat slide): 10 mm
Bore diameter (A slide, initial, minimum): 11.1 mm, 10 mm
Bell diameter: 85 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Frank Cipolla, Buffalo, New York, 1997.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07187
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