Trumpet, G, F
Maker
Vincent Bach Company
Date1971-1972 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelStradivarius Model 193, no. 311 bell
Serial No.79045
SignedStamped on bell: Stradivarius / Model 311 / Vincent Bach / CORPORTAION / ELKHART, IND. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on right side of second valve casing: 79045
Stamped on pistons, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass, polished and lacquered, nickel-silver (ferrules, finger hooks and ring, finger buttons, valve caps, valve parts, water keys), mother-of-pearl inlay (finger buttons), single loop, main tuning slide at first bow (alternatives for G and F), three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on nickel-silver-plated brass pistons, single water key at main tuning slide, trigger with thumb hook at first valve and with pull ring and stop rod at third valve, windway 3-2-1.
Two alternative sets of main tuning slides and valve slides for G and F.
This high G/F trumpet for the performance of baroque pieces was originally owned by Walter M. Chesnut (1936-2007), trumpet professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, from 1967 to 2001.
DimensionsHeight: 289 mm
Tube length: 757 mm, 859 mm
Bore diameter (initial, mnimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 9.8 mm, 8.1 mm, 10.2 mm, 10.21 mm (0.402 inches)
Bell diameter: 110 mm (4 3/8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from Walter Chesnut, Amherst, Massachusetts.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07247
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