"Trumpet, nominal pitch: 6-ft F, crooks down to B♭"

Trumpet, nominal pitch: 6-ft F, crooks down to B♭ | Boosey & Co | 1905

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Valve trumpet

Boosey & Co

London

Europe

England

United Kingdom

Instrument Data

Instrument Information

Title

Trumpet, nominal pitch: 6-ft F, crooks down to B♭

Alternative Title

Trumpet.

Accession Number

5716

Collection

MIMEd

Date Information

Date Made

1905

Period

20th century; 1900s

Gallery Information

Gallery

Wolfson Gallery

Case

Drawer 7

Maker Information

Maker Name

Boosey & Co

Maker Biography

Boosey and Co (c1816), later known as Boosey and Hawkes (c1930) was an English music publishing and instrument manufacturing firm that specialized in wind instruments and flutes. In 1868 the firm purchased the business of Henry Distin, a brass instrument maker known for his compensating valves. By the end of the 19th century the firm began to focus their publishing efforts on ballads and educational music. In 1930 the firm joined with Hawkes & Son, a publishing company specializing in brass and military band music. Currently, the firm has a worldwide operation, with branches on four different continents.

Made In

City

London

Country

England

Description

Technical Description

3 valves.

Technical description: silver-plated brass; fitting for music card holder (complete with lyre). Alternative valve tuning slide (1) and (3). Six crooks.

According to the firm's archives [instruments books], the instrument was model A16, made in a batch of two together with four not "to B flat".

Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston.

Overall size: 578; bell 139.
Sounding length: overall aircolumn length of crooks: (a) 215; (b) 322; (c) 451; (d) 586; (e) 727; (f) 1027.
Bore: v.t.s.(1,2,3) 11.6; m.t.s. 11.6 - 12.4.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. of crooks: (a) 11.5 - 11.2; (b) 11.7 - 11.3; (c) 11.7 - 11.2; (d) 11.7 - 11.2; (e) 11.6 - 11.2; (f) 11.6 - 11.2. External taper of crooks: (a) 11.4 - 12.6; (b) 11.2 - 12.3; (c) 11.6 - 12.3; (d) 11.3 - 12.3; (e) 11.3 - 12.4; (f) 11.4 - 12.3. Crook receiver taper on body 12.4 - 11.3.

Inscribed on bell "CLASS A" / trumpet-and-banner trademark incorporating "TRADE MARK" and "BOOSEY" / "LIGHT VALVE / BOOSEY & Co. / MAKERS / 295 REGENT STt. / LONDON / 70226"; on sides of valve casings and top and bottom caps "13", "14", "15"; on top caps "PATENT"; on 2nd valve casing with trumpet-and-banner trademark incorporating "TRADE MARK" and "BOOSEY" / "55192"; on mouthpiece receiver ferrules of crooks (a) "E"; (b) "E♭"; (c) "D"; (d) "D♭"; (e) "C"; (f) "B♭"; on bow ferrules of alternative v.t.s.(1,3) "C".

With original black leather fitted case inscribed on underside of lid "BOOSEY & Co. / LONDON / BAND INSTRUMENT MAKERS".

Provenance

ex- Romain Mussault collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Classification