DescriptionTechnical description: (a) brass, single-coil, with silver rim on mouthpiece receiver ferrule; (b) brass, two coils of unequal size, silver rim on mouthpiece receiver ferrule; (c) brass, single-coil, with many styling differences from (a) and (b).
3 crooks for cornopean.
Nominal pitch: F, Eb, E.
Probably Britain.
Mid 19th century.
Sounding length: overall air column lengths: (a) 461; (b) 714; (c) 593.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: internal taper diameters (a) 12.6 11.6, (b) 12.4 11.6, (c) 11.9 11.6; external taper diameters (a) 11.6 12.3, (b) 11.8 12.3, (c) 11.1 12.4.
Inscribed on mouthpiece receiver ferrules in script: (a) "F."; (b) "E."; (c) "E.", the inscription of (c) upside down relative to (a) and (b).
Associated with Metzler 2 valve trumpet (3376), but not belonging to it.
Specific literature references: G.S. (1986) No 321.
Previous ownership: Purchased with valved trumpet (3376) by the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1906 for 7/6d. |