Valve trumpet in G, case, Nominal pitch: 5-ft G etc.

Besson

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Alternative Title

Valve trumpet.

Instrument

Valve trumpet/Trumpets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Valve trumpet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Besson

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Description

Technical description: Brass. With water-key. With shank (a) for G and crooks (b) for F, (c) for E♮, (d) for E♭, (e) for D, and (f) for D♭; crooks (e) and (f) having a ferrule-covered joint near their half-length; with alternative tuning-slide adding 60mm to minimum sounding length. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves. Repair History: The F crook is a replacement, unstamped and with a different style of mouthpiece receiver sheath. Stamped on bell "26 MEDALS / FROM / ALL NATIONS" in oval outline but without ellipse, then monogram FR / "F. BESSON / BREVETÉE / 198, EUSTON ROAD / LONDON"; inscribed on valve balusters, top caps and bottom caps "4", "5", "6"; also inscribed on 2nd valve casing with "F. BESSON" / five-pointed star / "BREVETÉE" within ellipse, then "13693"; the shank and crooks stamped (a) "93" and "G", (c) "93" and "E♮" and "MI♮", (d) "93" and "E♭", (e) "93" and "D", (f) "93" and "D♭".

Notes

Arnold Myers, BR 7.12.95 and 10.2.01, general 14.2.12.

Measurements

580; bell 118.

Provenance

ex- Godfrey Kneller collection. ; Gift of Susan Tomes, 2012.

Collection

MIMEd ; Frank Tomes Collection

Accession Number

6064