Natural trumpet, D, C and B-flat
Maker
Frank Tomes
Date1996
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on garland: M FRANCIS TOMES / IN LONDONMarkingsEngraved on garland: I L [head of turbaned man facing right] E / 17 46 (maker’s mark of the original trumpet on which this copy is based)
DescriptionBrass, sterling-silver garland, ferrules and ball.
Four tuning shanks for D in a1 = 435 Hz, 430 Hz, 428 Hz, and 420 Hz; three U-bows of various lengths, two lowering the pitch by a hole tone and a minor third; four crooks for 1-tone, 1-1/4 tones, 1-½ tones, and 2-tone pitch lowering; six yards with four-vent-hole system, stamped D 440, D 430, D 415, C 440, C 430, and C 415; two tuning bits.
This instrument is an uncompromising copy of a natural trumpet by Johann Leonhard Ehe III, Nuremberg 1746, at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg (MI 217). It has six alternative yards with English four-vent-hole system, and a set of tuning bits, shanks, and crooks for a multitude of pitches.
DimensionsHeight: 706 mm
Tube length: 1980 mm etc.
Bore diameter: 11.7 mm (initial), 10.6 mm (minimum)
Bell diameter: 108 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1996 from Frank Tomes, 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), pp254, 259, 269.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07153
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