Natural trumpet. Nominal pitch: D.

Robert L Barclay Richard Seraphinoff

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Alternative Title

Natural trumpet.

Instrument

Natural trumpet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Robert L Barclay ; Richard Seraphinoff

Place Made

Edinburgh ; United Kingdom ; Scotland ; Europe

Date Made

22-26 April and 22-26 July 2002

Description

Technical description: brass; garland reinforced at rim with D section ring. Wooden spacing block; bound with braided cord, dark maroon. This is a copy of the trumpet by Hanns Hainlein, Nürnberg, 1632 (Stadtmuseum, Munich, 67 5); the original however has a sounding length of 2271 and a bore of 11.5. Overall size: 705; bell 95. Sounding length: 2122 without tuning bit. Bore: at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 11.1; at 1061mm from bell end, 11.1mm; at c 350mm from bell end, 15.65; at c 350mm from bell end, 15.7. B = 0.79. Bell cutoff less than 800 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.7 - 11.1. Inscribed on garland "MACHT TROMPETEN KURSUS EDIn." Decorative features: garland and ferrules decorated with toothed edge and stamping. Playing accessories: Tuning bit to convert pitch to A4 = 415 Hz. Usable pitch: D at A4 = 440 Hz. Associated with (4202) brass sheet cut to shape for making bell etc; mouthpiece (4203) purchased for use with this instrument.

Notes

R. Parks, 5.10.02.

Measurements

705; bell 95.

Provenance

Gift of the makers.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4201