Slide trumpet, straight, B-flat
Date1950 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedMachine-engraved on bell: BUESCHERMarkings“2” engraved on mouthpiece receiver and ferrule at bell.
DescriptionBrass with gold-brass finish, German-silver (outer slide), chrome (inner slight); straight tubing with single slide; tuning slide between outer moving slide and bell, fixed with a wing screw.
To facilitate playing, the mouthpiece receiver and the outer moving slide have a brass handle each. The mouthpiece receiver handle allows to hold the inner slide in a fixed position, while the handle on the outer slide allows it to be moved. The handles are positioned perpendicular to the main tubing and face in opposite directions for handling with the left and right hand respectively.
DimensionsHeight/Tube length: 1336 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 10.9 mm, 10 mm
Slide bore diameter: 12.3 mm (0.4844 inches)
Bell diameter: 76 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), pp. 45, 251.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07302
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