Tenor valve trombone, B-flat, high pitch
Trade Name
Henry Pourcelle
Distributor
C. Bruno & Son, Inc.
Date1883 ca.
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 801, short model
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: Henry Pourcelle / ParisMarkingsStamped on second valve case: N / C
Stamped on water key: 12
Stamped on valve cases and top valve caps respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass, German silver (finger buttons), double-loop body and single loop bell, tuning slide at second shorter body loop, three bottom-sprung Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), alignment by one key on nickel-silver over brass pistons, single water key at first bow, windway 1-2-3.
“Henry Pourcelle, Paris” was a trade name used by the dealer Charles Bruno in New York for imported wind instruments. This valve trombone is the cheapest version of model no. 801 in brass, offered for $ 39.00, in the 1883–84 "Illustrated Catalogue" by Charles Bruno and Son in New York.
DimensionsLength (body): 746 mm
Tube length: 2633 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.1 mm, 10.6 mm, 11.8 mm, 11.73 mm (0.462 inches)
Bell diameter: 204 mm (8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from Rich Ita, Atlanta, Georgia.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07220
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