Tenor trombone. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Antoine Courtois

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Alternative Title

Tenor trombone.

Instrument

Tenor trombone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Antoine Courtois

Place Made

France ; Europe ; Paris ; Western Europe

Date Made

1900-1910

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; inner slides unplated, with silver-plated stockings. Overall size: 1104; bell 152. Bore: at c 60mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 10.5; not expanding in 100 mm from mouthpiece receiver; descending slide, 11.5; ascending slide, 11.5; m.t.s. bore, 12.0 - 13.4. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.4 - 11.0. Inscribed on bell "MÉDAILLE / DE / 1RE. CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855" within circle / "Médaille / LONDRES 1862 / Exposition Universelle / PARIS 1867 / Médaille d'Honneur / EN ARGENT / ANTOINE COURTOIS / Breveté / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL / 88.rue Des Marais St. Martin / Paris / 1ER. PRIX / GRANDE MEDAILLE D'OR / EXPOSITION DE MOSCOU 1872 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS / 1878 & 1889 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS / 1900"; on outer slide ferrule nearest joint "6951 / ANTOINE / COURTOIS / BREVETÉ / 88 R DES MARAIS ST MARTIN / PARIS". Decorative features: Embossed embellishment, only at ends of bell section main stay. Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch.

Notes

R. Parks, 19.10.96.

Measurements

1104; bell 152.

Provenance

ex- Trevor Picken collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3665