Cavalry trumpet. Nominal pitch: 4-ft C.

Thomas Glen J. & R. Glen

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Instrument

Natural trumpet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Thomas Glen ; J. & R. Glen

Place Made

United Kingdom ; Europe ; Scotland ; Edinburgh

Date Made

Circa 1850

Description

Technical description: Brass; one coil; narrow bell garland; no tuning-slide. Associated mouthpiece, probably by Glen, MIMEd 648. Overall size: 441; bell 113. Sounding length: minimum 1163. Bore: at c 24mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 10.4; at 581mm from bell end, c 11.7; at c 263mm from bell end, 16.5; at 15.3mm from bell end, 70.1. B = 0.69. Bell cutoff = 1300 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.1 - 11.4. With applied plaque embossed "T. GLEN / NORTH BANK ST / EDINBURGH". Usable pitch: A⁴ 440 Hz or slightly higher.

Notes

Arnold Myers; L. Haigh 14.9.85; R. Parks 14.3.92, 21.10.98; VJB, 28.4.08.

Measurements

441; bell 113.

Provenance

Possibly to be identified with the trumpet purchased by Professor John Donaldson for the Music Classroom, University of Edinburgh, from Thomas Glen, 2 North Bank Street, 19 November 1855 for 15/-.

Collection

John Donaldson Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0224

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