Tenor horn, B-flat
Trade Name
Goumat & Co.
Maker
Bohland & Fuchs
Distributor
J. W. Jenkins Sons Music Company
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeBohemia, Europe
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Europe
Place DistributedKansas City, Missouri, United States, North America
Place DistributedParis, France, Europe
ModelSpecial Grade
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell within Star of David, surround by ornate floral engraving: J. / M. / Co. / THE / GOUMAT / SPECIAL / GRADE / K. / C. / Mo
Stamped on second valve casing: B&FMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respecitively: 97 98 99
Stamped on second valve casing: 1DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.DimensionsHeight: 565 mm
Bell diameter: 240 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), p. 177.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02208
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