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Melody fanfare trumpet in B-flat
This instrument is associated with the Royal Military School of Music. It is a melody fanfare trumpet made of silver-plated brass in two sections (valve section and bell section) joined through a ligature screw joint, with three piston valves. The valves are of "Solbron" type (combination alloy of solder and bronze), bottom-sprung, with metal guides and red felt and cork bumpers. The finger ring holder is placed on the third valve casing. The valve tuning slides have one pulling knob. Nominal pitch: B-flat.
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1936–7 - Maker:
Boosey & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.2 Valve trumpets with long air column (more than 2 m)
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: L.P. / "SOLBRON" / (REGISTERED) / CLASS A / [Boosey trumpet trademark] / BOOSEY & Co. LTD / MAKERS.LONDON / 148189 / British Throughout|Stamped on 2nd valve casing: 116444|Stamped on valve casings: 39 38 37|Stamped on joint shank ferrule: 1 (and) E-flat|Stamped on joint ferrule of bell section: 3
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2 Valve trumpets with long air column (more than 2 m)
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Length: 1115mm; Bell diameter: 115mm; Sounding length: 1138mm