Soprano Flugelhorn, E-flat
Alternate name(s)
- Flicorno sopranino, E-flat
Maker
Agostino Rampone
Date1910-1928 ca.
Place MadeMilan, Italy, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEmbossed on plaque at bell: A. RAMPONE / [Milanese coat of arms] / MILANO / SISTEMA CON PRIVILEGIOMarkingsLower valve caps, inner cover plates and rotors stamped “73” (first valve), “74” (second valve), and “75” (third valve).
DescriptionBrass, German silver, single loop, telescopic tuning slide at leadpipe, three rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), three-point-wing device, one stop pin, clock-spring return.
The flicorno sopranino is the smallest size of the Italian valved bugle family. Most prominent producer was Pelitti in Milan. The firm A. Rampone, maker of this instrument, received many patents for woodwinds, but none for brass instruments; therefore, the mention SISTEMA CON PRIVILEGIO appears to be merely an advertisement vehicle. In catalog no. 253 by Ditte Reunite A. Rampone & B. Cazzani, published in Milan in 1928, this particular instrument model is listed as type 2 (that is with engraved touchpieces and top screws) of the "flicorno sopranino in Mib o Cornettino Mib." The stamp A. Rampone was used long after Rampone officially amalgamated with watchmaker Giovan Battista Cazzani in 1920.
DimensionsHeight: 320 mm
Tube length: 928 mm, 937 mm
Bore diameter receiver: 10.7 mm
Bore diameter valves: 10.9 mm
Bore diameter tuning slide: 10.1 mm, 10 mm
Bell diameter: 109 mm
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 3: Valves Evolve (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2017), pp. 183-184, 189, 303.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06983
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