Rozhok (Finger-hole trumpet)

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Alternative Title

Rozhok.

Instrument

Rozhok ; Rozhok/Trumpets/Wind/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Place Made

Russia ; Eurasia

Date Made

Circa 1975

Description

One-piece straight tube with a flared bell; body made by splitting a branch into two halves, hollowing out the bore, then gluing together the two halves and covering with wound birch bark; end-blown with integral mouthpiece; 5 finger-holes, 1 thumb-hole. Pair of raised bands circa one-fifth way down from proximal end. Overall size: 405mm. Bore: mouthpiece cup diameter 12.8mm; bore at top 3.7mm; bell diameter 56mm. Decorative features: pair of raised bands circa one fifth way down from proximal end.

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1993.

Measurements

405.

Provenance

ex- C.W. Monk collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3181