Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Vincent Bach Corporation
Date1981-1982
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelStradivarius 72
Serial No.221818
SignedStamped on bell: Stradivarius / Model 72 / ® / Vincent Bach / ELKHART, IN / USA / [five-pointed star]MarkingsStamped on right side of second valve casing: ML / 221818
Stamped on receiver ferrule: 43
Stamped on valve stems, respectively: 1, 2, 3DescriptionSilver-plated brass (body), sterling-silver bell, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by two unequal lugs on spring anchor plate, nickel-silver-plated brass pistons, water key at main tuning slide, trigger with thumb hook at first valve and pull ring/stop rod at third valve, windway 3-2-1. Silver mouthpiece, stamped: VINCENT BACH 3C
The Bach Stradivarius 180 Series is intended for all-round playing. The 72 model bell taper represents a standard bore for a strong, powerful sound. The "ML" stands for medium bore (0.459 inches). The five-pointed star on the bell indicates that this trumpet possesses a lightweight bell.
DimensionsHeight: 489 mm
Tube length: 1308 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.9 mm, 9.7 mm, 11.66 mm, 11.65 (0.459 inches)
Bell diameter: 122 mm (4 3/4 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Roger McDuffie, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1985.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), pp. 1-2.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06787
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