Natural trumpet, F
Date1825 ca.
Place MadeSaxony, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsAmateur engraving on bell garland, possibly the owners initials: “A” and "N"
DescriptionBrass; garland with serrated upper edge and scallop-shell decoration; Saxon rim with iron wire insert; ferrules with impressed and engraved lines. Originally with block and binding (lost).
A certain dilettantish appearance suggests that this natural trumpet was built by a non-professional maker. The Saxon rim might point to its origin from Saxony.
DimensionsHeight: 607 mm
Tube length: 1752 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 11.7 mm, 11.1 mm
Bell diameter: 127 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 2004 from Jack and Suzanne Sigler, Ruskin, Florida.
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), p. 261. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), pp. 153.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 2004
Object number10783
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