Keyed trumpet. Nominal pitch: E♭.

J Alexander

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Instrument

Keyed trumpet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

J Alexander

Place Made

London ; United Kingdom ; England ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1830

Description

2 keys. Technical description: Brass; two-coil; key nearer bell open-standing, other closed-standing; key further from bell and box-like bridge or finger-rest mounted on conical bell yard ferrule. Bit of brass; crook of brass with german silver or plated mouthpiece receiver ferrule, tubes too closely spaced for good fit to instrument. Keymount type: brass saddles, spring acting in channels. Keyhead type: flat, round. Repair History: Crook a replacement. Overall size: 379; bell 114. Sounding length: without bits or crooks to keyhole centres, 1584; 1802; overall 1913; overall length of bit 37.2; length of crook air column (single coil) 245. Bore: at c 70mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 10.9; at 957mm from bell end, c 11.5; at c 292mm from bell end, 16.3. B = 0.73 (no toneholes open). Dia of mouthpiece receiver: Shank/crook receiver taper 12.4 - 11.3. Bit internal taper 9.7 - 8.8; external taper 9.2 - 11.2. Crook internal taper 11.2 - 10.4; external taper 10.8 - 11.6. Inscribed on bell garland "J ALEXANDER, 101, LEADENHALL STREET. LONDON"; crook inscribed on diamond-shaped silver plaque "M.♭". Decorative features: Five traditional barley-twist ferrules, conical barley-twist ferrule on bell yard in place of ball; embossed bell garland. Splits in main tubing bows at proximal end of instrument. Crude solder repairs to stay between bell section and middle yard, and between mouthpipe and middle yard, the latter solder broken. Crack at pivot of keywork for lower key. Pads missing from both key mechanisms. External taper of crook partly broken off. Crook a replacement. Lent with but probably not formerly used with mouthpiece (3359). Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No 319. Illustration references: G.S. (1968) Plate XVIII (1).

Notes

R. Parks, 27.10.93; A. Myers, 27.10.93.

Measurements

379; bell 114.

Provenance

Purchased by the Royal Scottish Museum from a Mr McLeod in 1914. ; Lent by the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland, NMS 1914.444.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3358