Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Hermann Ganter
Date1987
Place MadeMunich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
ModelG/7a N
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on garland: H. GANTER / MÜNCHEN / Mod. Nr. G. 7 a NMarkingsEngraved on first valve casing (slightly shaky and unprofessional): 33
Stamped on touch pieces and valve horseshoe stops: 1
DescriptionBrass (body), lacquered, hand-hammered bell, nickel-silver (leadpipe, ferrules, valve slides, water key, valve parts, trigger mechanism, garland), single loop, main tuning side at first bow, three mechanical-linkage rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), horseshoe stop, coil-spring return, water key at main tuning slide with long handle, trigger for third valve with lever (mounted on first valve) operated by left-hand thumb, windway 1-2-3.
Model G/7aN is a variant of standard model G/7a, made by Hermann Ganter (1933–2007) from the 1960s until the late 1980's. The letter 'G' represents the maker’s name, because all parts were manufactured in house; no. 7 indicates the standard model; 'a' stands for the third-valve trigger mechanism, operated by the right-hand thumb, and 'N' for nickel-silver valve casings (N = Neusilber). The Ganter firm changed ownership in 1989 and this model was discontinued in 1992, when some of its features entered the standard model.
The long handle of the water key allows it to be opened by the right-hand little finger while playing. This design, known as “Wiener Klappe,” has the effect of a vent-hole and is intended to improve the response and intonation of d3.
DimensionsHeight: 457 mm
Tube length: 1301 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11 mm, 9.4 mm, 10.9 mm, 10.9 mm
Bell diameter: 129 mm
ProvenancePurchased from the Woodwind & Brasswind Company, South Bend, Indiana, 1987.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06902
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