Trumpet, B-flat, A (low pitch)
Date1923 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue-Tone Model 12
Serial No.138047
SignedEngraved on bell in zigzag-line style: THE / Buescher / ELKHART / IND.Stamped on second valve casing: [triangle, tuning fork, and bell trademark] TRUE TONE / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: [trade mark] / PAT. OCT. 29 07 / 188047 / LP / 12
Stamped on rotary change valve: 302 / 12
Stamped on valve spring barrels: 138047
DescriptionSilver-plated brass; mother-of-pearl touchpiece inlays
Rotary-valve quick-change to A
Three tower-spring Périnet valves with three unequal guide pins each.
DimensionsHeight: 490 mm
Bell diameter: 114 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.55 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesMarshall L. Scott, The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of The Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988, p. 52.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01730
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