Straight valve trumpet, E-flat
Distributor
Chappell & Co. Ltd.
Date1907
Place DistributedLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: CHAPPELL & CO LTD / 50 NEW BOND ST / LONDON / W / PRESENTED BY / E. CHRISTIE – MILLER ESQ. / ADJUTANT, / 1ST COLDSTREAM GUARDS / 1907. / 4MarkingsStamped on leadpipe ferrule: 8 [?]
Stamped on tubing after valve segment and on bell slide: 4
Stamped on top and bottom valve caps and valve casings, respectively: 16, 17, 18
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, straight, two parts (leadpipe/valve segment; separate bell), bell tuning slide with ligature screw, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on brass pistons, windway 1-2-3.
Used by the 1st Battalion of the Coldstream Guards in Britain.
This type of fanfare trumpet is in use to the present day in the Coldstream Guards, one of the British Royal Regiments. It is played as a solo and ensemble instrument with up to twelve trumpeters and percussion in parades for occasions like royal weddings, coronations, royal galas, and similar events.
Chappell & Co. was an important wind instrument dealer, music publisher, concert agent and pianoforte manufacturer. The company operated at 50 New Bond Street from 1854 until after 1950; the building burned down in 1964.
DimensionsHeight and tube length: 955 mm
Height bell: 540 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, bell slide, valve slides): 10.7 mm, 10.2 mm, 10.9 mm, 11 mm
Bell diameter: 120 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1989.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06965
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