Trumpet, B-flat
Date1996
Place MadeTapei, Taiwan, Asia
ModelJTR-300
Serial No.503332
SignedEngraved on bell: JUPITERMarkingsStamped on receiver ferrule: JTR-300 / TAIWAN
Stamped on left side of second valve casing: 503332
Stamped on valve casings and stems, respectively: 1, 2 (only stem not casing), 3
DescriptionBrass, body with black lacquer, engraved to show brass underneath, burnished and clear-lacquered (slides, finger buttons, valve caps and bell interior), nickel-silver (finger ring and water keys), mother-of-pearl inlay (finger buttons), single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring outside hollow stem, alignment by one lug on plastic spring anchor plate, nickel-silver pistons, single water keys at main tuning slide and third valve slide, trigger with adjustable pull ring and stop knob at third valve slide, windway 3-2-1.
Silver trumpet mouthpiece, stamped: JUPITER 7C.
The bell engraving represents a dragon. In Asian art, the dragon represents auspicious power.
DimensionsHeight: 475 mm
Tube length: 1304 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.9 mm, 8.7 mm, 11.69 mm, 11.66 mm (0.459 inches)
Bell diameter: 123 mm (4 7/8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from In Tune Inc., Tokyo, Japan, 1996.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07157
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