Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Andrew Taylor
Date1996
Place MadeNorwich, England, Europe
ModelCustom Shop Uncle Sam
Serial No.915
SignedEngraved on leadpipe: TAYLORMarkingsStamped on left side of second valve casing: TAYLOR / ENGLAND
Engraved on right side of second valve casing: 915
Stamped on valve stems, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass coated with two-pack paint (as applied to Hi-buck Chopper motorcycles), burnished and clear lacquered brass (finger buttons, valve slides, pull-rings, and valve caps), integral mouthpiece with raw brass rim, bows with heavy flat bracing, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring outside hollow stem, alignment by one lug on plastic spring anchor plate, nickel-silver-plated brass pistons, Amado water key at main tining slide, trigger with pull-ring at first valve and with pull-ring and stop screw at third valve, windway 3-2-1.
Joe Utley was among the first U.S. customers who were drawn to Andy Taylor's unusual looking trumpets. The Custom Shop 'Uncle Sam' was the first trumpet to combine Andy Taylor's love for cars and motorcycles with trumpets. For this first custom-made trumpet, Joe requested a patriotic theme. Andy responded by making a trumpet with stars and stripes, featuring an American eagle inside the bell.
DimensionsHeight: 514 mm
Tube length: 1389 mm
Bore diameter (tuning slide, valve slides): 11.93 mm, 11.95 mm (0.47 inches)
Bell diameter: 146 mm (5 3/4 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1996.
Published References"Utley collection on the move." _National Music Museum Newsletter_ 44, no. 2 (Summer 2020): 1.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07147
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