Baritone helicon, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Distributor
Henry August Pollmann
(distributor)
Date1895 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelProfessionals
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: August Pollmann’s / Professionals / New York.MarkingsStamped on valve casings and caps, respectively: 6, 5, 4DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin-finish, double loop, dummy tube completes circle, main tuning slide at first bow for high/low pitch, fixed leadpipe, three front-action Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by key on piston (nickel-plated brass), single water key at main tuning slide, windway 3-2-1.Slide extension to change main tuning slide from high to low pitch.
Henry August Pollmann (1846-1913), who descended from brass instrument makers in Markneukirchen (Germany), acted primarily as a dealer of brasswinds. The floral engravings on the bell of this instrument represent a style common in the Vogtland region of Saxony.
DimensionsHeight: ca. 265 mm
Tube length: 2565 mm, 2691 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 12.6 mm, 11.7 mm, 13.6 mm, 13.63 mm (0.536 inches)
Bell diameter: 264 mm (10 3/8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 from Marcella Largent, Vermilion, Ohio.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), pp. 236-38, 297.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06868
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