Valve trumpet. Nominal pitch: 5½-ft G.

Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Date Made

Circa 1865

Description

Technical description: Brass with german silver garland, mouthpiece receiver sheath, bow guard, stay plates and valve parts; two coils. The 1st and 3rd valve tuning-slides have moving inner slides, the 2nd valve tuning-slide has moving outer slide. Valve type: 3 Vienna valves, touchpieces attached to spring drums.

Notes

Arnold Myers (bore measurements, description) 19.1.21.

Measurements

from plane of bell to bow proximal 360; bell 115.5.

Provenance

Formerly belonging to Frank Tomes.; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

6599