Piccolo trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Helmut Finke
Date1960 ca.
Place MadeHerford, Westphalia, Germany, Europe
ModelHoch B-Trompete
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: Angefertigt / von / Helmut Finke / Herford i/wMarkingsStamped on rotors, underside of touch pieces, and touch-piece axle support bar: 1
DescriptionBrass, German-silver (ferrules, valve parts, finger hook, pull ring, knob), straight, detachable bell with tuning slide and ligature screw, four mechanical-linkage rotary valves lowering the pitch by a whole tone, semitone, minor third, and fourth, horseshoe stop, coil-spring return, windway 1-2-3-4.
Helmut Finke started the production of this straight high B-flat piccolo trumpet (Hoch-B-Trompete) in 1959. The straight shape was intended to imitate the looks of the baroque natural trumpet superficially. Previously, Finke had been instrumental in the invention of other trumpets for the performance of baroque repertoire, most notably the “Clarintrompete,” a coiled natural trumpet with vent holes (see NMM 3546).
DimensionsHeight and tube length: 610 mm
Height bell: 358 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, bell slide, valve slides): 10.7 mm, 9 mm, 11 mm, 11 mm
Bell diameter: 92 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Frank Cippola, Buffalo, New York, 1997.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07186
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