Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
Rampone & Cazzani
Distributor
O. Pagani & Bro.
Date1930 ca.
Place MadeMilan, Italy, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: A RAMPONE / Ditte Riunite / B. CAZZANI & CO / [five-pointed star] / [lyre with laurel around bottom] / PREMIATO STABILE / B. CAZZANI E C: / MILANO / ESPORTAZIONE MONDIALE / ITALY / [five-pointed star] / O. PAGANI & BRO / NEW – YORKMarkingsStamped on valve mount: 18DescriptionThe firm "Ditte Riunite A. Rampone and B. Cazzani & Co." was formed in 1920 following the death of Giovan Battista Cazzani, and florished untl the death of Egidio Rampone (Agostino Rampone's son) in 1937, after which it was in decline.The X-shaped braces are typical for this firm.
Brass, lacquered. Three rotaray valves with metal linkages.DimensionsHeight: 460 mm (18-1/8 in)
Bell diameter: 133 mm (5-1/4 in)ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesDavid Wayne Knutson, A Catalogue of the European Cornets and Trumpets at the Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Illinois, 1992, pp. 160-161.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04397
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