Fanfare trumpet, B-flat
Date1990
Place MadeEngels, Saratow region, Russia (U.S.S.R.), Asia
ModelPioneersky gorn (Pioneer Fanfare)
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: [nymph with Trumpet] ЦЕНА 5Р 50 Transcription: Tsena 5R 50
Printed on banner in golden letters: К борьбе за дело / Коммунистической партии / Советского Союза / [head of Lenin surrounded by five-point star and topped by flames] ВСЕГДА ГОТОВ! [within banner underneath head] / БУДЬ ГОТОВ !
Transcription: K bor’be za delo/ Kommunistmičeskoj partii / Sovetskogo Sonjza / VSEGDA GOTOV / BUD’ GOTOV!
Translation: "To fight for the dead / of the Communist Party / of the Soviet Union" and "Be ready! – Always ready!"
Markingsnone
DescriptionNickel-silver-plated brass; French rim with iron wire insert; ferrules with engraved lines; no tuning slide; plastic mouthpiece.
Pionersky gorn (pioneer fanfare) were used at ceremonies of the Pioneer Organization, established after Lenin's death (1924). The members of this organization were children aged 9-14, who met annually at summer camps.
DimensionsHeight: 540 mm
Tube length: 1319 mm
Bore diameter: 11.0 mm
Bell diameter: 118 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1991, Russia (U.S.S.R.).
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 226, 263.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07051
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1900 ca.
