Fanfare trumpet with valves, E-flat
Maker
Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy
Date1900 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: QTE SUPRE / PARIS / O[R] / LONDRES / JEROME / THIBOUVILLE – LAMY / F r. de l’Armée / BREVETÉ / s.g.[d.]g. / 68 r. Réaumur / PARIS / A.OMarkingsStamped on second valve casing: H
Stamped on valve casings and top valve caps, respectively: 1, 2
DescriptionBrass, double loop, tuning slide with valve segment at second bow (detachable), two Périnet valves (1, ½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on brass pistons, single water key at second bow, windway 1-2.
Brass trumpet mouthpiece with grooved throat, angled cup, stamped: EMBOUCHURE RAYEE / GUILBAUT / BTE S.G.D.G. and COUESNON & CIE / PARIS.
This instrument can be dated based on the address mentioned in the signature, in which the Thibouville-Lamy premises were housed in 1900. It was intended as a fanfare trumpet with two valves or as natural trumpet. However, only the tuning slide with the two-valve section survives, while the tuning slide without valves is lost. The loops for banner attachment hint at military or parade use.
E. Guilbaut patented the “embouchure rayée” (grooved mouthpiece) in 1889, stating that it would improve the precision of the attack.
DimensionsHeight: 445 mm
Tube length: 2050 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.1 mm, 9 mm, 11.3 mm, 11.7 mm
Bell diameter: 122 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Tony Bingham, London, England, 1993.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07089
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