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Trumpet, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch

Trumpet, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch

Date: 1924-1927 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: Elkhart
Serial No: 12397
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by assymetrical design: THE / ELKHART / [heart with elk head] / BAND INST. CO. / Elkhart Indiana / U. S. A.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 12397
DescriptionBrass, lacquered. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Screw mechanism on main tuning slide.
DimensionsHeight: 510 mm
Bell diameter: 110 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 10.9 mm (0.432 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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. 204.
Object number: 04129