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Bach trumpet.
Technical description: Silver-plated brass; French bell rim. With quick-change valve and water-key on forward-pulling main tuning-slide in bow between mouthpipe and valves. The distal leg of the main tuning-slide is of thicker gauge than the proximal leg with both greater exterior diamater and lesser interior diameter. Detachable bell with sliding joint with ligature screw restraint. With fitting for music-card holder on 3rd valve tuning-slide and two rings for banner on bell section.; Nominal pitch: B?|.|A.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|452.4|Hz.;
- Date:
Mid 20th century - Maker:
Alfred Philpot. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Luton. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.1 Valve trumpets with short air column (less than 2 m)
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell "CLASS / A" / "NE PLUS ULTRA" in banner / "AMP" monogram / "A.M.|PHILPOT / 254 BEECH HILL / LUTON / BEDS", the last two lines poorly stamped; stamped on valve casings "1", "2", "3"; stamped on mouthpiece receiver "A".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.1 Valve trumpets with short air column (less than 2 m)
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from mouthpiece receiver to plane of bell 704; bell 110.; Sounding length: minimum 1274 (in B?).; Bore: mouthpipe at c|55mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.55; main tuning-slide from 191mm to 521mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s bores 11.4 - 11.35 (sic); valve cluster from 521mm to 631mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.2; at 637mm from bell end, c|11.25; at c|268mm from bell end, 16.0; at 15.5mm from bell end, 72.B|=|0.65 (in B?).Bell cutoff |1200|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.65 - 10.1.