Natural trumpet, F, E, E-flat, D, C, and B-flat
Alternate name(s)
- Inventions trumpet
Maker
Michael Saurle
Date1806
Place MadeMunich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on garland: Michael Saurle in München 1806MarkingsStamped on receiver ferrule: 2.DescriptionBrass, single loop, U-shaped internal crooks.Brass mouthpiece with large cup (contemporary with the instrument but not original); six internal crooks also serving as main tuning slide: F (stamped “1. F..”), E (stamped “1 E”), E-flat (with small coil, stamped “1 DIS”), D (with one large coil, stamped “1 D”), C (with one large coil, stamped “1 C”), B-flat (two large coils, stamped “1 B”).
This is the second trumpet of the pair NMM 07131 and 07132, the larger mouthpiece may indicate that it was used for lower register playing.
DimensionsHeight: 505 mm
Tube length: 1740 mm, 1835 mm, 2000 mm, 2145 mm, 2380 mm, 2705 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 11.8 mm, 11 mm
Bell diameter: 106 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1995 from Tony Bingham, London, England.
Published ReferencesSabine K. Klaus. "Pair of Inventions-Trompeten" in "Historical Instrument Window," Edward H. Tarr, editor, International Trumpet Guild Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3 (March 2004), p. 56.
-------. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), pp. 135, 149–52, 256.
Larson, André P.. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Page 53.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07132
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