Natural trumpet, E-flat
Maker
Adolphe Sax
Date1854-1855
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Modeltrompette a l'angle
Serial No.12464
SignedEngraved on bell: Adolphe Sax,, breveté
Paris,, 12464,, / Fteur,, de la Mson,, Milre,, de L’Empereur,,MarkingsStamped on bell above the signature: AS (monogram) / PARIS (within S)
Stamped on bell: 6 55
DescriptionSolid silver; French rim; some ferrules without decoration, some with impressed lines; main tuning slide at second bow.
The signature refers to Sax's appointment in 1854 as maker for the military department of the Emperor. Trumpets of this type were used in the squadron of the Hundred Guards (Cent-gardes) of Napoléon III, and are commonly known as "trompettes à l’angle." The angled orientation of the bell was supposedly more suited for the cavalry.
DimensionsHeight: 855 mm
Tube length: 2077 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 10.3 mm, 10.1 mm
Bell diameter: 126 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1996 from Jean Michael Renard, Bellenaves, France.
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. 227-29, 263.
Klaus, S. K. "Military Parade Trumpet in E-flat by Adolphe Sax" in "Historical Instrument Window," International Trumpet Guild Journal 34, No. 4 (June 2010), p. 54.
Klaus, S. K. "William Lander (1763-1843), Mere, Wiltshire. A Forgotten Musical Instrument Maker Rediscovered," Galpin Society Journal 57 (May 2004), pp. 10 and 199.
http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/am/gdsl.html
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07170
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Adolphe Sax & Cie
1846-1854 ca.
