Valve trombone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Julius Heinrich Zimmermann

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Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Julius Heinrich Zimmermann

Place Made

Russia ; Saint Petersburg ; Eurasia

Date Made

Circa 1905

Description

3 valves. Technical description: Brass with german silver trim. m.t.s. in distal bow, with water-key. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, cork buffers on top caps. Overall size: 1170; bell 207. Sounding length: minimum 2724. Bore: at c 25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum), 12.0; distance to m.t.s. 514mm, m.t.s. bore 13.6; v.t.s. (3) 13.5 v.t.s. (2) 13.4 v.t.s. (1) 13.2 at 1362mm from bell end, c 13.5; at c 602mm from bell end, 19.1; at 29.2mm from bell end, 114.4mm. B = 0.70. Bell cutoff = 800 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 13.3 - 12.3. Inscribed on bell flare with coat of arms and in cyrillic script "JULII GENRIKH / TSIMMERMAN / S. PETERBURG / Chikago 1893 / VYSSHAYA NAGRADA. / Antverpen 1894 / ZOLOTAYA MEDAL. / N. Novgorod 1896 / ZOLOTAYA MEDAL. / S. Peterburg 1898 / ZOLOTAYA MEDAL. / PARIZH 1900 / ZOLOTAYA MEDAL. / No. 7973". Stamped under each key touch and on key support bar "4". Purchased by lender with but not previously associated with mouthpiece (3831). Specific usage history: Used by the wind band at Seinajoki, Finland, in particular by the Suojeluskunnan Soittokunta (Band of the Protection Guard); probably used in the victory parade at Tampere at the conclusion of the Finnish civil war in 1918 since the Protection Guard was part of the victorious (white) forces.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Used by the wind band at Seinajoki, Finland, in particular by the Suojeluskunnan Soittokunta (Band of the Protection Guard); probably used in the victory parade at Tampere at the conclusion of the Finnish civil war in 1918 since the Protection Guard was part of the victorious (white) forces.

Notes

R. Parks, 19.9.98.

Measurements

1170; bell 207.

Provenance

ex- Heikki Moisio collection, purchased by Moisio from Matti Nurmela of Espoo, formerly of Seinajoki. ; on loan to the Collection.