Basstrompete or Althorn. Nominal pitch: 6½-ft E♭.
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Alternative TitleBas*strompete or Althorn. |
InstrumentAlthorn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJ Altrichter |
Place MadeCentral Europe ; Germany ; Europe |
Date MadeLate 19th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: brass with german silver garland, saxon bell rim. Valve type: 3 valves of modified Berliner-pumpen type. Repair History: Internal patches on both legs of main tuning-slide; repair to bell at garland. Overall size: 502; bell 146. Sounding length: minimum 2015. Bore: mouthpipe (minimum bore) 11.0; centre of valve cluster at c 284mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 11.0; m.t.s. at c 509mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 11.0; m.t.s. at c 606mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 11.0; at 1008mm from bell end, c 13.5; at c 567mm from bell end, 19.1; at 12.8mm from bell end, 103.5. B = 0.67. Bell cutoff = 1100 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.3 - 11.1. Technical description: brass with german silver garland, saxon bell rim. Valve type: 3 valves of modified Berliner pumpen type. Inscribed on embossed german silver shield shaped plaque on bell "J. Altrichter / Frankfurt a/o"; a further three lines of inscription mostly illegible, but by comparison with the Ventilwaldhorn by the same maker (2859) includes reference to "Prinzen Friedrich Carl". |
NotesR. Parks, 29.6.02; V.J. Barth, 2008. |
Measurements502; bell 146. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number4196 |