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Trumpet, B-flat, A
Maker: V. F. Cerveny & Fils
Distributor: Louis Vitak
Date: 1905 ca.
Place Made:Austria-Hungary, Europe
Place Made:Hadrec Králové (Königgrätz), Bohemia, Europe
Place Distributed:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No: 19757
SignedEngraved on bell: Červený Koeniggrats. / Viták – Chicago. Yll. / Wabash Ave. / 204.
MarkingsStamped on bottom of rotor bar: 1398
Stamped on ferrule connecting receiver with valve segment: 19757
Hand engraved on bell, after market: Jack Osgood
Stamped on rotary change valve: A / A W
Stamped on ferrule connecting receiver with valve segment: 19757
Hand engraved on bell, after market: Jack Osgood
Stamped on rotary change valve: A / A W
DescriptionLouis Vitak served from 1901 as an agent for V. F. Cervený in Chicago, having himself originated from Bohemia. In ca. 1906/07, Vitak formed a partnership with the importer Otto E. Giorgi.
Brass; with nickel-silver trim. Three rotary valves with metal linkages.
Brass; with nickel-silver trim. Three rotary valves with metal linkages.
DimensionsHeight: 425 mm (16-3/4 in)
Bell diameter: 140 mm (5-1/2 in)
Bell diameter: 140 mm (5-1/2 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesDavid Wayne Knutson, A Catalogue of the European Cornets and Trumpets at the Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Illinois, 1992, pp. 162-165.
Object number: 04403