Piccolo trumpet, G
Maker
Kurt Scherzer
Date1955-1960 ca.
Place MadeAugsburg, Germany, Europe
ModelProf. A. Peichler
SignedEngraved on bell: Scherzer / Augsburg / Modell Prof. A. PiechlerMarkingsStamped on leadpipe: 15..[?, serial number?]
Stamped on all three valve casings, bottom valve caps, and inner cover plates: 4
Stamped on inner cover plates, respectively: One, two, three dots
DescriptionBrass (body), German silver (leadpipe, ferrules, valve parts, finger hooks, pull rings, and water key), single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three mechanical-linkage rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), horseshoe stop, coil-spring return, vertical placement of finger buttons and push rods to be played like a piston-valve trumpet, water key at main tuning slide, windway 3-2-1.
Silver mouthpiece, unmarked.
This G piccolo trumpet has the same principal valve design as the 2¼-foot B-flat piccolo trumpet (NMM 6799) by Kurt Scherzer, except that the push rods are straight and more modern, likely indicating a sightly later date.
DimensionsHeight: 333 mm
Tube length: 756 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.1 mm, 10 mm, 10.9 mm, 10.9 mm
Bell diameter: 82 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Sid Glickman, Irvington-On-Hudson, New York, 1996.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07138
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