Straight valve trumpet, E-flat
Maker
Robert Schopper
Date1897 ca.
Place MadeLeipzig, Germany, Europe
ModelEngelstrompete
Serial No.94
SignedEngraved on bell garland: [six-point-star] R. SCHOPPER / Instrumentmacher / LeipzigMarkingsStamped on distal end of valve cluster segment, and proximal end of middle branch: 94
Stamped on bottom of valve casings and top valve caps, respectively: 6 (first valve), 5 (second valve), 4 (third valve).
DescriptionBrass, German silver, three separate straight tube segments (leadpipe/valve segment, middle section, bell), main tuning slide with ligature screw between first and second section, short slide to assemble second section and bell, three top-action mechanical linkage rotary valves (1, ½, 1½) with stop arm and spiral-spring return, windway 1-2-3.
Judging from the high serial number (94) of this 6½-foot E-flat trumpet, Schopper made nearly one hundred Engelstrompeten.
DimensionsHeight and tube length: 2009 mm
Height bell: 462 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, bell slide, valve slides): 12.1 mm, 11.7 mm, 12.7 mm, 16 mm, 12.7 mm
Bell diameter: 175 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 2000 from Günter Dullat, Nauheim, Germany.
Published ReferencesClint Spell, “Three straight valve Trumpets, so-called “Engelstrompeten” (angel’s Trumpets) by Robert Schopper,” in: Historical Instrument Window, International Trumpet Guild Journal, March 2009, p. 63.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 2000
Object number07487
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