Trumpet, B-flat, A, low pitch
Maker
Bohland & Fuchs
Distributor
M. Koriot
Date1930 ca.
Place MadeGraslitz, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: M. KORIOTMarkingsStamped on receiver ferrule: BOHEMIA
Stamped on left side of second valve casing: [anchor trademark]
Stamped on quick-change slide: A
Stamped on valve slides and quick-change slide: 92
Stamped on valve casings and stems, respectively: 91[3], 92, 93[1] (first and third valve stems miss/double-stamped)
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish, burnished highlights at signature, valve caps, finger buttons and valve slides (now showing brass, originally likely silver-plated), mother-of-pearl inlays at finger buttons, narrow single loop, H-shaped quick-change to A insert slide with stop rod, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on nickel-plated brass pistons, single water key at main tuning slide, windway 3-2-1.
The “peashooter” trumpet design with long, slim body was popular in the late 1920s and early 1930s. M. Koriot appears to have been either a distributor or trade name of Bohland & Fuchs in Graslitz. These makers can be identified by the anchor sign on the second-valve casing.
DimensionsHeight: 513 mm
Tube length: 1324 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slides, valve slides): 10.8 mm, 10.4 mm, 11.2 mm, 11.64 mm, 11.66 mm (0.459 inches)
Bell diameter: 109 mm (4-1/4 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1985 from an unknown source.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06794
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