Trumpet, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1929-1930 ca.
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
ModelRevelation
Serial No.84293
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / ELKHORN WIS.Stamped on second valve casing: FRANK HOLTON & CO / ELKHORN, WIS. / 84293
MarkingsStamped on mouthpiece reciever: LP
Stamped on main tuning slide ferrule: PAT / APTD. / FOR
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on valve spring barrels and inside top valve caps: 84293
DescriptionSilver and gold-plated brass; finger buttons with mother-of-pearl inlay
Main tuning slide at first bow with one outer and one inner main tuning slide
Broad French rim
Single water key at main tuning slide
Three tower spring Périnet valves, two unequal guide pins each
Trigger at third valve slide (only solder of mount survives, while the pull ring is lost)
DimensionsHeight: 508 mm
Bell diameter: 113 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. 218.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01830
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