Flugelhorn. Nominal pitch: 4½-ft B♭.

The Salvation Army

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Instrument

Flugelhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

The Salvation Army

Place Made

London ; United Kingdom ; Europe ; England

Date Made

Circa 1899

Description

Overall size: 410; bell 165. Sounding length: minimum 1239; tuning shank overall length 93. Bore: mouthpipe at c 25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.7; centre of valve cluster at c 158mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 11.2; 620mm from bell end, c 15.4; c 384mm from bell end, 21.8. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.4 9.9. Technical description: Silver plated brass. Water key. Box for lyre. Ligature tuning at mouthpipe. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung. Inscribed on bell "Class A / 4445" / trademark / "MANUFACTURED / BY THE / SALVATION ARMY. / INTERNATIONAL HEAD QUARTERS / 79 and 81 Fortess" (sic) "Road / London."; on sides of valve casings "18", "17" / trademark / "4445", "16"; on bottom of valve casings "9", "17", "18"; on cap of third valve piston "14". Playing accessories: With shank of silver plated brass, length 93, possibly not original. 3rd valve finger touch a replacement, 1989. Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch. Tuning slide does not permit use at A4 = 440 Hz. Performance characteristics: Well in tune.

Notes

Arnold Myers; N. Parks 1990; L. Haigh 1.4.91; R. Parks 31.8.91.

Measurements

410; bell 165.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2943