Coiled trumpet, D, C
Maker
Friedbert Syhre
Date1997
Place MadeLeipzig, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionSilver-plated brass; four coils; garland gold-plated, serrated upper edge with scallop shells, applied cast angel's heads; Nuremberg rim, wire with embossed ear-of-corn pattern; ferrule gold-plated with engraved rings. Shank for D and crook for C.
This instrument is a reconstruction of the coiled trumpet depicted in a portrait of Leipzig trumpeter Gottfried Reiche (1667-1734) by Elias Gottlob Hausmann (Museum der Geschichte der Stadt Leipzig). The reconstruction is based on a careful examination of the painting in collaboration with Herbert Heyde and by applying his theory of proportions.
DimensionsHeight: 235 mm
Tube length: ca. 1995 mm (D), 2290 mm (C)
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 10.2 mm, 10 mm
Bell diameter: 126 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from Freidbert Syhre, Leipzig, Germany.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 144-45, 265.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07254
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