Trumpet, C, B-flat, A
Date1922 ca.
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelThree Star
Serial No.25024
SignedEngraved on bell within oval decoration: [Three five-point stars] / Made / by the / Boston / Musical Instrument / CompanyMarkingsStamped on second valve casing and valve spring barrels: 25024
Stamped on second valve casing, opposite side: 2
DescriptionSilver-plated brass; touchpieces with mother-of-pearl inlay.
Main tuning slide for C with insert slide for B-flat; quick-change to A with stop sleeve (so-called "invisible change to A").
Three tower-spring Périnet valves with two unequal guide pins each.
DimensionsHeight: 481 mm
Bell diameter: 112 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. 41.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01828
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