Trumpet, B-flat, A
Maker
H. N. White Company
Date1940-1942 ca.
Place MadeCleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
ModelKing Liberty Model 2
Serial No.234377
SignedStamped on bell: KING / LIBERTY / MODEL / MADE BY / THE H. N. WHITE CO. / CLEVELAND / OHIOStamped on second valve casing: “KING” / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE CO / CLEV’D, O. / 234377
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, stems, and pistons, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on each piston: 234377
Stamped on third valve slide and main tuning slide: 377
DescriptionBrass, lacquered. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet valves.
DimensionsHeight: 483 mm
Bell diameter: 114 mm
Bore: 11.8 mm (0.469 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesScott, Marshall L. "The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of the Shrine to Music Museum" DMA thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988: 274.
Spell, Clinton E. “A History of the H. N. White Co. and Its Products (1893-1965)” MM
Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2013, pp. 202-203.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00969
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