Trumpet, B-flat, A
Maker
V. F. Cerveny & Fils
Distributor
Louis Vitak
Date1905 ca.
Place MadeHadrec Králové (Königgrätz), Bohemia, Europe
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Place MadeAustria-Hungary, Europe
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
DescriptionLouis Vitak served from 1901 as an agent for V. F. Červený 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.
DimensionsHeight: 425 mm (16-3/4 in)
Bell diameter: 140 mm (5-1/2 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04403
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