Buccin trombone (bell only)

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Instrument

Buccin

Instrument Family

Wind

Date Made

Circa 1835

Description

Technical description: Brass; one coil, stay. Overall size: 5757. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: Internal taper at joint 13.2 - 12.9. No inscriptions. Decorative features: painted dragon's head bell with forked tongue in mouth. Slide section missing. Specific literature references: Galpin 1927, Lot 1763.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 1990; R. Parks, 1.3.92.

Measurements

575.

Provenance

ex- Van Raalte Collection; failed to sell at the 1927 auction; subsequently purchased by H.I. Brackenbury from Sir Arthur Wheeler, 9 December 1929, for £2/0/0. ; Government allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

1000