Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Joseph Lathrop Allen
Date1846-1849 ca.
Place MadeNorwich, Connecticut, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on garland to be read from the rim: J Lathrop Allen. Norwich Ct.Markingsnone
DescriptionBrass, double loop, tuning slide at second bow, three double-piston valves (1, ½, 1½), short handles and flat springs (Old Mainz type).
This narrow-bore trumpet type (sometimes called post horn) was produced by several early brasswind makers in Boston and New England. It is based on a German double-piston valve trumpet model, known in Mainz and Saxony.
DimensionsHeight: 330 mm
Tube length: 1252 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slide): 8.9 mm, 7.9 mm, 9.4 mm, 8.2 mm
Bell diameter: 108 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1992 from Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Published ReferencesSabine K. Klaus, "Trumpet in B-flat by Joseph Lathrop Allen" in "Historical Instrument Window," International Trumpet Guild Journal 35, No. 1 (October 2010), p. 56.
Sabine K. Klaus, “German-American Relationships: Immigration and Trade Factors in America Brasswind Instruments during the 19th Century,” in: Laurence Libin (ed.), Instrumental Odyssey. A Tribute to Herbert Heyde. Bucina: The Historic Brass Society Series No. 9 (Hillsdale, New York: Pendragon Press, 2016), p. 82.
Sabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 3: Valves Evolve (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2017), pp. 87-89, 106-107, 298.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07061
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