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Trumpet, B-flat, A
Distributor: C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date: 1928 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No: 72549
SignedEngraved on bell surrounded by tendrils: PAN-AMERICAN / MADE IN / ELKHART-IND. / U.S.A.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing, vertically: 72549
Stamped on second valve casing, vertically: 72549
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish, some areas burnished; bell interior gold plated
Push-rod-activated quick-change to A at main tuning slide (first bow)
Trigger at third valve slide
Three tower-sprung Périnet valves, two unequal quidepins each
Push-rod-activated quick-change to A at main tuning slide (first bow)
Trigger at third valve slide
Three tower-sprung Périnet valves, two unequal quidepins each
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 491 mm
Bell diameter: 117 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 10.7 mm
Bell diameter: 117 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 10.7 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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. 127.
Object number: 01725