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Coiled trumpet, D
Coiled trumpet, D
Coiled trumpet, D

Coiled trumpet, D

Date1989
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.145
SignedStamped on brass-cartouche applied to bell: WEBB / LONDON
MarkingsStamped on mouthpiece receiver: 145
DescriptionBrass; four coils; garland with serrated upper edge and small scallop shells, applied cast angel's heads; tuning slide at leadpipe with wing-screw.

Inspired by the coiled trumpet shown in a portrait of Leipzig trumpeter Gottfried Reiche (1667-1734). However, this instrument has a larger angle between leadpipe and bell than shown in the portrait, to prevent the bell from being too close to the player's ear.
DimensionsHeight: 268 mm
Tube length: 2195 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 11.5 mm, 11.0 mm
Bell diameter: 112 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1989 from John Webb, London England.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 256, 259, 265.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06980
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1990
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