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Bass Trumpet in C

Silver-plated brass, 3 Périnet bottom-sprung valves, with silver touch piece. Water key on first bend and before valves, main tuning slide and valve tuning slides, third valve tuning slide.

  • Date:
    c.1927 - 1945
  • Maker:
    Antoine Courtois [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Birmingham Conservatoire
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  • Place of production:
    London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Inscriptions:Engraved on middle valve: “A.COURTOIS / PARIS / 2650”|Engraved on Bell: “HORS / CONCOURS / CHICAGO 1893 / ST LOUIS / 1904 / GRAND PRIX / LIÉGE 1905 BRUXELLES 1910 / TURIN 1911 GENÈVE 1927 / ANTOINE COURTOIS / Breveté / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL / 8 rue de Nancy / Paris”
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  • Repository:Birmingham Conservatoire
  • Measurements:598mm, bell diameter: 140mm