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Trumpet, B-flat, A
Trumpet, B-flat, A
Trumpet, B-flat, A

Trumpet, B-flat, A

Distributor (distributor)
Date1930 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.18061
SignedEngraved on bell: SUPERIOR / ARTIST / MADE IN / U.S.A.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 18061
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish, leadpipe ferrule and slides burnished, bell interior possibly originally gold plated, mother-of-pearl finger buttons
Main tuning slide with push-rod-operated quick-change to A at the first bow (rod missing)
French rim with iron wire insert
Single water key at main tuning slide
Three bottom-sprung Périnet valves with one key on piston, fitting in groove inside valve casing
DimensionsHeight: 506 mm
Bell diameter: 107 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02077
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