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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 cork bumpers. The valve buttons have mother-of-pearl inlays. 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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1926–7 - 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: PLATED BY BOOSEY & Co. (read vertical)|Stamped on 2nd valve casing: [Boosey trumpet trademark] / 105317|Stamped on valve casings: 9 8 7|Stamped on joint shank ferrule: 4 (and) A-natural|Stamped on joint ferrules of valve and bell sections: 4
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2 Valve trumpets with long air column (more than 2 m)
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Length: 1325mm; Bell diameter: 109mm; Sounding length: 1328mm