Pocket trumpet, B-flat
Distributor
Imperial Creations
Date1983
Place MadeTaiwan
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelTiny Pocket Trumpet
Serial No.82172
SignedStamped on bell: Tiny / “Pocket” / Trumpet / IMPERIAL CREATIONS / INTERNATIONALMarkingsStamped on first valve casing: 82172
Stamped on valve casings and pistons, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass, burnished and lacquered (body), German-silver (water keys, valve stems, and pistons), mother-of-pearl imitation finger buttons, triple loop, main tuning slide at second bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), buttom-sprung, alignment by one plastic key on nickel-silver pistons, single water keys at first and fifth bows, windway 3-2-1.
Silver trumpet mouthpiece, unmarked
American jazz trumpet player Bobby Hackett (1915-1976) endorsed the Imperial Creations "Tiny Pocket Trumpet" in ads, and it was sold via mail order. The producer and location has not yet been identified, and the inscription on this instrument suggests that it was produced in a number of places. Similar pocket trumpet models were offered by several brands, for example EM Winston, Jupiter (Taiwan), and Amati (Kraclice).
DimensionsHeight: 225 mm
Tube length: 1341 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11 mm, 9 mm, 11.66 mm, 11.66 mm (0.459 inches)
Bell diameter: 91 mm (3½ inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1983, dealer not reported.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06877
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