Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Henri Selmer
Trade Name
Adolphe Sax
Date1928 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.121
SignedStamped on bell: SA (monogram) FILS (inserted in S) / 1ER GRAND PRIX / DE / La Facture Instrumentale / MEDAILLE D’OR 1900. / ADOLPHE SAX / Feur de l’Académie Nle de Musique / 84 RUE MYRHA / PARIS. / MADE IN FRANCEMarkingsStamped on second valve casing: AD. SAX / PARIS / 121
Stamped on receiver: BB / S[i]B
Stamped on valve casings, caps and stems, respectively: 16, 17, 18
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on nickel-plated brass pistons, single water keys at main tuning slide and third valve slide, windway 3-2-1.
The low serial number (121) indicates that this trumpet was made by Henri Selmer, who continued to employ the Sax mark until 1933, after buying Adolphe Eduard Sax's workshop in 1928.
DimensionsHeight: 474 mm
Tube length: 1307 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11 mm, 8.6 mm, 11-11.3 mm, 11.5 mm
Bell diameter: 122 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1996.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07182
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