Soprano flugelhorn, C, B-flat
Maker
Johann Stowasser
Date1875-1900 ca.
Place MadeBudapest, Hungary, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell garland: Strowasser J. csász és kir udvari és hadsereg sállito BudapestMarkingsnone
DescriptionSingle-loop brass body with German-silver fittings; bow guard and garland with floral engravings; German-silver ferrules with knurled pattern
Telescopic main tuning slide at leadpipe with rod adjustment and key-like lock
Saxon rim with iron wire insert
Tab seam (barely visible)
Braces in the shape of an F and an M
Four mechanical-linkage rotary valves for whole tone, semitone, minor third, and fourth descent (for the key of B-flat). Three-point-wing device with pin stop; clock-spring return in undulating cases; ratched-and-pawl regulating device with gear wheel. Touchpieces and top-valve screws with floral abalone inlay in mother-of-pearl.
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 362 mm
Bell diameter: 127-128 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03912
On View
Not on view
1750 ca.
