Trumpet, high E-flat
Maker
Josef Monke
Date1965 ca.
Place MadeCologne, Germany, Europe
ModelNeukölner Model
SignedEngraved on bell: Angefertigt / von / Jos. Monke / in / Köln a/Rh.MarkingsEngraved on second valve casing (slightly dilettantish and therefore doubtful how to interpret this number): 222
Stamped on valve casings, valve caps, push rods, underside of touch pieces and spiral-spring support bar: 10
Stamped on second valve slide ferrules: 1 and 2
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, single loop, double-cone leadpipe, main tuning slide at first bow, three mechanical-linkage rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), horseshoe stop, Cologne spiral spring return (Kölner Spiralfederdruckwerk), single water key at main tuning slide, trigger with thumb hook at first valve (possibly later addition), windway 1-2-3.
The new Cologne model trumpet by Josef Monke (1882-1965) was available in B-flat, C, high D and high E-flat until the 1980’s. After Monke's death, the firm was continued by his daughter, Liselotte, as a company with limited liability until 1997. A characteristic of the new Cologne model is the spiral spring return with T-lever touchpieces.
The purpose of the crudely joined short tubing at the third valve slide is unclear.
DimensionsHeight: 343 mm
Tube length: 966 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.9 mm, 9.3 mm, 10.9 mm, 10.96 mm (first and third valve), 10.47 mm (second valve)
Bell diameter: 114 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Richard Dundas, Rutland, Vermont, 1991.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass, Volume 3: Valves Evolve (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2017), p. 152.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07031
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