Piccolo trumpet, F, G
Maker
Vincent Bach Corporation
Date1973-1974 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelStradivarius 311
Serial No.96546
SignedStamped on bell: Stradivarius / Model 311 / Vincent Bach / CORPORATION. / ELKHART, IND. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on pistons, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass, polished and lacquered, German silver (ferrules, valve parts, water keys), mother-of-pearl finger buttons, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on nickel-plated brass pistons, water key at main tuning slide, trigger at first valve (thumb hook) and third valve (stop rod with finger ring), windway 3-2-1.
Alternative main tuning slide and valve slides for the keys of G and F; silver mouthpiece, stamped: VINCENT BACH CORP 7E // PIC.
Piccolo trumpet scaled down to G and 3-foot F, principally based on a normal-size 4½-foot B-flat trumpet design.
DimensionsHeight: 290 mm
Tube length: 746 mm, 848 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 9.8 mm, 8 mm, 10.2 mm, 10.2 mm (0.44 inches)
Bell diameter: 108 mm (4 3/8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1975 from an unknown music store, Lexington, Kentucky.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06775
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