Flugelhorn, B-flat
Date1956-1957 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.201785
SignedEngraved on bell: The / Martin / -ELKHART-IND- / · U·S·A·MarkingsStamped on right side of second valve casing: 201785
Stamped on valve spring stems, respectively: 1, 2, 3
Stamped on each valve casing: 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin-finish with burnished highlights, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, double loop, main tuning slide at narrow second 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 first bow, third bow, and third-valve slide, trigger at third valve (finger ring on adjustable rod), windway 1-2-3.
DimensionsHeight: 400 mm
Tube length: 1351 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 9.8 mm, 7.6 mm, 11.1-11.8 mm, 11.9 mm (0.467 inches)
Bell diameter: 152 mm (6 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1988.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06915
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