Aïda trumpet, B-flat, A-flat
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Date1920 ca.
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.27437 or 27937
SignedEngraved on bell: 257 / CARL FISCHER / NEW YORK. / 274[or 9?]37MarkingsStamped on valve casing: 15/1
Stamped at ferrule (after valve) and bell slide receiver: 3
DescriptionBrass, German-silver finger button, straight, two parts (leadpipe/valve segment; seperate bell), telescopic tuning slide at leadpipe and bell slide, both slides with ligature screw, separate bell, one Berlin valve, lowering the pitch by a whole tone, bottom-sprung, alignment by key on nickel-plated brass piston.
Telescopic brass tuning slide.
Silver-plated brass mouthpiece.
New York dealer Carl Fischer lists "Aida Trumpets" in catalogs from about 1918 and 1923. Both catalogs illustrate a three-valve straight trumpet in two parts to facilitate transportation. The earlier catalog offers Aida Trumpets in B-natural, B-flat and A-flat, and with one, two or three valves. In the later catalog, only the three-valve Aida Trumpet appears and is praised as a "Very effective novelty in Drum Corps. Very attractive when used on parade." For this purpose, the key of B-flat is suitable. While for use in opera houses, the two slides of this instrument can be extended, thereby, lowering the pitch to A-flat.
DimensionsHeight and tube length: 1320 mm
Height bell: 1040 mm
Bore diameter (Initial, bell slide, valve slides): 11.6 mm, 11.6 mm, 11.6 mm
Bore diameter (tuning slide, initial, minimum): 11.1 mm, 10.7 mm
Bell diameter: 150 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1988.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06945
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