Valveless helicon. Nominal pitch: 26-ft E♭.
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Alternative TitleTrompette contrebasse. |
InstrumentBass trumpet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerCouesnon |
Place MadeEurope ; France ; Western Europe ; Paris |
Date Made1926 |
DescriptionTrompette contrebasse. Contrabass natural trumpet. Technical description: nickel-plated brass; five coils; adjustable mouthpipe in three sections with three ligature turnscrews: the mouthpiece receiver slides to move the mouthpiece closer to the player, the intermediate section adjusts the height, and the third section adjusts the direction. With fitting for music card holder. Overall size: 958; bell 290; corpus diameter c 600. Bore: distal end of adjustable mouthpipe 14.4; m.t.s. 14.5. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 13.1 - 12.9. Inscribed on bell "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS" within ribbon and "1900" within medallion suspended below / monogram GOC / COUESNON & Cie. / FOURNISSEURS DE L'ARMEE / 94.RUE D'ANGOULEME / PARIS" / "26" within grenade motif / P.COLIN Rt. / LUTHIER / ALGER / ORAN"; on bell rim "B O NOISE". General literature references: The Couesnon trade catalogue 1930 31 illustrates and names this model. Specific literature references: Vichy auction catalogue 13.12.03, lot 527. |
NotesR. Parks, 14.2.04; tuning-slide bore AM 17.10.04. |
Measurements958; bell 290; corpus diameter c 600. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number4286 |