Soprano trumpet, E-flat, D
Maker
Getzen Company
Date1969 ca.
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
Model391 Eb/D
Serial No.K 26567
SignedStamped on bell: GETZEN / 300 SERIES / ELKHORN, WIS. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on right side of second valve casing: K 26567
Stamped on finger ring/trigger mount at third valve slides: 67
Stamped on valve stems, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, burnished, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem with wide openings on both sides, alignment by one plastic lug on spring anchor plate, nickel-silver pistons, Amado water keys on main tuning slides and third valve slides, trigger with thumb hook at first valve slide and with adjustable finger ring and plastic stop comb at third valve slide, windway 3-2-1.
Two alternative main tuning slides for E-flat and D; two sets of first and third valve slides for E-flat and D.
Dated according to serial number. The Getzen 300 Series is a student line. In a Getzen model list, preserved with NMM 6784, a high E-flat/D trumpet is described as "Soprano trumpet."
DimensionsHeight: 332 mm
Tube length: 956 mm, 1024 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11 mm, 8.6 mm, 11.5 mm, 11.48 mm (0.452 inches)
Bell diameter: 100 mm (4 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 from Jack Silver, Washington, D.C.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06772
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