Bach trumpet. Nominal pitch: 3½-ft D - 4-ftC.

Boosey & Co

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Alternative Title

Bach trumpet.

Instrument

Valve trumpet/Trumpets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Valve trumpet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1926

Description

Technical description: silver-plated brass; ligature tuning-slide mouthpipe; two alternative corps de rechange for Old Philharmonic pitch or A₄ = 440 Hz respectively, differing in length by 37mm; tenons on both ends of corps de rechange, ligature sockets at distal end of body and at proximal end of bell. Both alternative corps de rechange marked with rings on both tenons for slide pull from D to C, adding 83mm to sounding length. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston. Inscribed on bell "''SOLBRON'' / (REGISTERED) / CLASS A" / trumpet-and-banner trademark containing "TRADEMARK" and "BOOSEY" / BOOSEY & Co. Ltd. / MAKERS. LONDON / 127861 / British Throughout"; on 2nd valve casing: trumpet-and-banner emblem containing "TRADEMARK" and "BOOSEY" / "100820"; on sides of valve casings and top and bottom caps "1", "2", "3"; on valve top caps "PATENT"; on longer of two tuning slides "I.P.". Overall size: 1033 (with longer corps de rechange); bell 115. Sounding length: minimum 993 (in D at Old Philharmonic pitch) or 1113 (in C at A⁴ = 440 Hz). Bore: mouthpipe at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.9; at distal end of ligature tuning-slide 10.35; centre of valve cluster at c 189mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1, 2, 3) 11.0; all corps de rechange tenon bores, 11.0; at 557mm from bell end, 11.0. at 497mm from bell end, 11.7. at c 301mm from bell end, 15.55; at c 270mm from bell end, 16.55; at 12.7mm from bell end, 69.2. B = 0.63 (in both D and C). Bell cutoff = 1500Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.7 - 9.9. Accessories: With fitted wooden case, painted black. Probably formerly used with mouthpiece.

Notes

R. Parks, 24.3.07, 21.4.07; VJB, 21.11.08.

Measurements

1033 (with longer corps de rechange); bell 115.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

5696

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