Trumpet, B-flat, A, low pitch
Maker
Vincent Bach Corporation
Date1927
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelStradivarius
Serial No.232
SignedStamped on bell: Stradivarius / Model / F[a]ciebat [A]nno [19]27 / Vincent Bach / CORPORATION / T D / NEW YORK / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on left side of second valve casing: V. BACH / NEW YORK / U.S.A. / 232
Stamped on valve spring stems: 232
Stamped on valve casings, spring stems, larger guide lug and upper valve caps, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, single loop, main tuning slide with quick-change to A stop rod (nuts lost) at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by two unequal lugs on spring anchor plate, steel pistons, single water key at main tuning slide, trigger with finger hook at first valve and pull ring and stop rod at third valve, windway 3-2-1.
Early Stradivarius Model, manufactured at Vincent Bach’s second factory in New York City at 237 East 41st. Street.
DimensionsHeight: 478 mm
Tube length: 1301 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11 mm, 8.8 mm, 11.7 mm, 11.7 mm (0.461 inches)
Bell diameter: 122 mm (4 3/4 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from George Borodi, Cleveland, Ohio, 1987.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06897
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