Baritone or tenor flugelhorn. Nominal pitch: 8-ft C.

C. Riedl

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Alternative Title

Tenorhorn or tenorflügelhorn.

Instrument

Baritone flugelhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

C. Riedl

Place Made

Europe ; Central Europe ; Nuremberg ; Germany

Date Made

Post 1867, probably c 1900

Description

Technical description: Brass with german silver ferrules and valve mechanism; no garland. Bell-forward wrap. The bore profile, with a marked expansion in the first half of the tube, could be considered to be that of a flugel horn. It is not known what name would have been used for this instrument by its maker or original users. R1: 1st valve: one semitone. R2: 2nd valve: two semitones. R3: 3rd valve: three semitones. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, lever operated with drum springs. Overall size: length 510; bell c 215. Sounding length: minimum 2373. Bore: mouthpipe at c 55mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.4; centre of valve cluster at c 191mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 13.4; m.t.s. at c 268mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 13.4; m.t.s. at c 554mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 14.2; 1186mm from bell end, c 19.6; c 578mm from bell end, 27.7. B = 0.52. Diameter of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.6 11.7. Inscribed on bell "Const. Riedl / Instrumentenmacher / Nurnberg". Repair History: Bell dented all over. 3 screws missing. Valve slide stuck.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 1990, bore 4.10.97; R. Parks 5.1.91.

Measurements

length 510; bell c 215.

Provenance

Bought by lender in Nuremberg in 1970. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0554

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