Trumpet, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch
Date1906-1916 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.2859
SignedEngraved on bell: UNION-MADE / THE / MARTIN / BAND INST. CO. / ELKHART, IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 2859DescriptionSilver-plated brass, bell interior gold-plated; mother-of pearl finger buttonsTwo alternative main tuning slides at the first bow for high pitch and low pitch and quick-change to A (push rod missing).
French rim with iron wire insert
Single water key at each of the alternative main tuning slides
Three top-sprung Périnet valves
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 463 mm
Bell diameter: 121 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. 244.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01690
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