Valve trumpet. Nominal pitch: F etc.
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InstrumentValve trumpet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerRudall Carte & Co. |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom ; London ; England ; Europe |
Date Made1908 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass, bell without gusset, wired bell rim. With shank for F and crooks for E♮ and E♭. Main tuning-slide in back bow. With hook for R4; water-key on front bow; no fitting for music-card holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves; bottom-sprung, alignment by tacquet on piston engaging with slot in casing interior. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Concerned by the strain imposed by the prevailing high (Old Philharmonic) pitch on singers, Dame Nellie Melba in December 1908 purchased a set of orchestral wind instruments in London, mostly from Rudall Carte and Company; they arrived in Melbourne in February 1909 and were presented by Mme Melba to the Marshall-Hall Orchestra. The players did not take to the instruments, and after two concerts they were put aside. Well before the Marshall-Hall orchestra folded in 1912, Melba's instruments were loaned 'on a permanent basis' to Professor Franklin Peterson, Director of the Conservatorium at the University of Melbourne. |
NotesArnold Myers (bore measurements), 4.8.17, (description) 15.10.20. |
Provenanceex- Josh Landress collection; ex- Dame Nellie Melba. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number6518 |