Flugelhorn. Nominal pitch: 4½-ft B♭.

Hawkes and Son

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Instrument

Flugelhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Hawkes and Son

Place Made

England ; Europe ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1926

Description

Overall size: 419; bell 154. Sounding length: minimum 1276; tuning shank overall length 65. Bore: mouthpipe at c 33mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.5; centre of valve cluster at c 214mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 11.2; 639mm from bell end, c 15.5; c 422mm from bell end, 21.9; 20.5mm from bell end, 99. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.2 9.3. Technical description: Silver plated. Ligature tuning at mouthpipe. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves. Inscribed on bell, within ornate floral surround, "EXCELSIOR" / trademark: hawk on globe / "HAWKES & SON / MAKERS / DENMAN STREET / PICCADILLY CIRCUS / LONDON. W. / 51635"; on valve stems, bottom caps and side of valve casings "1", "2", "3"; on side of second valve housing "HAWKES & SON / LONDON / 6". Playing accessories: With shank, diameter 10.9. Top caps and water key missing. Leak in main tube near water key. Purchased with Hawkes and Son flugelhorn mouthpiece (647).

Notes

Arnold Myers; L. Haigh 1985; R. Parks 5.1.91.

Measurements

419; bell 154.

Provenance

Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust.

Collection

Glen Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0223