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Straight valve trumpet, B-flat
Vernacular name:Engelstrompete
Maker: R. Schopper
Date: 1897 ca.
Place Made:Leipzig, Germany, Europe
Model: Engelstrompete
Serial No: 95
SignedEngraved on bell garland: [six-pointed star] / R. SCHOPPER / früher bei / J. C. Penzel / Leipzig
MarkingsStamped on distal end of valve cluster section and middle branch: 95
Stamped on valve casings and top valve caps, respectively: 1, 2, 3
Stamped on valve casings and top valve caps, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass, German silver, three separate straight segments (leadpipe/segment, middle section, bell), main tuning slide between first and second segment fixed with ligature screw, bell slide, three top-action mechanical linkage rotary valves (1, ½, 1½) with stop arm and spiral-spring return, windway 1-2-3.
This 9-foot B-flat trumpet is the equivalent of a 9-foot tenor valve trombone. Judging from the high serial number (95), Schopper made nearly one hundred Engelstrompeten.
This 9-foot B-flat trumpet is the equivalent of a 9-foot tenor valve trombone. Judging from the high serial number (95), Schopper made nearly one hundred Engelstrompeten.
DimensionsHeight and tube length: 2677 mm
Height bell: 502 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, main tuning slide, bell slide, valve slides): 13.4 mm, 12.7 mm, 13.5 mm, 17.7 mm, 13.2 mm
Bell diameter: 232 mm
Height bell: 502 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, main tuning slide, bell slide, valve slides): 13.4 mm, 12.7 mm, 13.5 mm, 17.7 mm, 13.2 mm
Bell diameter: 232 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 2000 from Günter Dullat, Nauheim, Germany.
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 2000
Not on view
Published ReferencesClint Spell, “Three straight valve Trumpets, so-called “Engelstrompeten” (angel’s Trumpets) by Robert Schopper,” in: Historical Instrument Window, International Trumpet Guild Journal, March 2009, p. 63.
Object number: 07488