Natural trumpet, D, C
Maker
David A. Edwards
Date1998
Place MadeWest End, Surrey, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on garland: DAVID EDWARDS (maker's signature)Embossed on garland: IOHN HARRIS (refers to trumpet on which this copy is based)
Markingsnone
DescriptionSilver-plated brass; can be disassembled into four segments, front bow attached to bell with wire through two holes; garland with floral decoration in repoussé.
Two additional yards with four ventholes; alternative bell bow with one coil for C; shank. The instrument can be set up as a natural trumpet and as a four-hole vented trumpet.
Copy of John Harris trumpet, London, made for the Lord Mayor of Bristol in 1715. Original: Regalia of the Corporation of Bristol, England.
DimensionsHeight: 734 mm
Tube length: 2236 mm, 2443 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 12 mm, 11.2 mm
Bell diameter: 106 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1998 from David Edwards, West End, Surrey, England.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 165–66, 253, 269.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07326
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