Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Rampone & Cazzani
Distributor
O. Pagani & Bro.
Date1930 ca.
Place MadeMilan, Italy, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: A RAMPONE / Ditte Riunite / B. CAZZANI & CO / [five-pointed star] / [lyre with laurel around bottom] / PREMIATO STABILE / B. CAZZANI E C: / MILANO / ESPORTAZIONE MONDIALE / ITALY / [five-pointed star] / O. PAGANI & BRO / NEW – YORKMarkingsStamped on valve mount: 18
DescriptionThe firm "Ditte Riunite A. Rampone and B. Cazzani & Co." was formed in 1920 following the death of Giovan Battista Cazzani, and florished untl the death of Egidio Rampone (Agostino Rampone's son) in 1937, after which it was in decline.
The X-shaped braces are typical for this firm.
Brass, lacquered. Three rotaray valves with metal linkages.
DimensionsHeight: 460 mm (18-1/8 in)
Bell diameter: 133 mm (5-1/4 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. 160-161.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04397
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