Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Domenick Calicchio
Date1976
Place MadeLos Angeles, California, United States, North America
Model1 S
Serial No.2515
SignedStamped on bell: 1 S / D. CALICCHIO / LOS ANGELESMarkingsStamped on second valve casing: D. CALICCHIO / LOS ANGELES / 2515
Stamped on valve casings, stems and upper valve caps, respectively: 1, 2, 3, 4
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, four Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½, ¼), top-sprung, spring outside hollow stem, alignment by one round key on spring anchor plate, nickel-plated brass pistons, single water keys at main tuning slide and third valve slide, trigger with thumb hook and stop screw at first valve and with pull-ring at third valve (screw stop possibly lost), windway 4-3-2-1.
According to Irma Calicchio, this is one of only two trumpets with a quarter tone fourth valve that Calicchio ever made. Domenick Cailicchio's daughter, Irma, started as general manager in 1977 and continued the business after his death in 1979.
DimensionsHeight: 484 mm
Tube length: 1353 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.1 mm, 8.9 mm, 11.7 mm, 11.7 mm (0.46 inches)
Bell diameter: 122 mm (4 7/8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Robb Stewart, Arcadia, California, 1991.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07034
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