Valve trumpet. Nominal pitch: F / E♭.

Köhler and Son

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Instrument

Valve trumpet ; Valve trumpet/Trumpets/Wind/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Köhler and Son

Place Made

England ; London ; Europe ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1885

Description

3 valves. Technical description: Brass; wired bell rim; alternative main tuning-slides for F and E♭. Valve type: 3 Berlin valves. Overall size: 440; bell 108. Sounding length: minimum 1783. Bore: mouthpipe at c 35mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.6; centre of valve cluster at c 494mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 10.8; m.t.s. at c 549mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 10.9; at 890mm from bell end, c 10.9; at c 285mm from bell end, 15.4; at 12.0mm from bell end, 72.0. B = 0.65. Bell cutoff = 1400 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.5 - 9.0 (takes a cornet mouthpiece). Inscribed "Köhler's HANDELIAN Trumpet / 1851/1852 / KÖHLER & SON / MAKERS / 116 VICTORIA STREET / WESTMINSTER / LONDON / 1ST E.R.V.". 3rd valve tuning-slide inscribed "E♭" with line for datum position; alternative main tuning-slides identified by oval silver plates inscribed "F" and "E♭". Possible original tuning slides for D and C missing. Performance characteristics: Up to 10th natural note easy to play. Usable pitch: With mouthpiece (651), plays c 30 cents above A⁴ 440 Hz; tuning-slide allows use at A⁴ = 439 Hz. Associated with cornet mouthpiece (651). Specific literature references: G.S. (1958) No. 57; G.S. (1968) No. 326. Illustration references: Vol 1 p.143; G.S. (1968) Plate XVIII (4); Whitehead and Myers 2004, p.105

Notes

Arnold Myers; L. Haigh 18.9.85; L. Whitehead; R. Parks 25.1.92, 21.10.98.

Measurements

440; bell 108.

Collection

MIMEd ; Reid Collection

Accession Number

0227