Detail View: MIMEd (Musical Instrument Museums Edinburgh): Natural trumpet. Nominal pitch: E♭ (Hofmaster) : LEFT

Work Record ID: 
0034742
ID Number: 
3280
Title: 
Natural trumpet. Nominal pitch: E♭.
Imprint: 
Originally purchased, and used for music-making at the Wombourne Wodehouse, Staffordshire, by Sir Samuel Hellier (1737-1784). Lent by J.W. Phillips.
Creator: 
Hofmaster
Date: 
Circa 1760
Description: 
Technical description: Silver; demountable at three ferrules. Distal bow wired to bell, probably not an original feature.Bell wall thicknesses:-Axial location - @I{ @I{Nearest @I{Halfway @I{Below @I{ @I{garland @I{to @I{ferrule @I{ @I{ @I{ @I{ferruleDistance from bell @I{25 @I{145 @I{262Circumferential location relative to seam -close @I{.47 @I{.49 @I{.4590° @I{.48 @I{.52 @I{.45Opposite @I{.48 @I{.52 @I{.4990° @I{.51 @I{.52 @I{.49close @I{-- @I{-- @I{-- @I{[mean @I{.48 @I{.51 @I{.47]
Measurement: 
675; bell 111.
Measurement: 
2039.
Measurement: 
minimum (mouthpipe) 10.3;at 1019mm from bell end, c|10.3; at c|236mm from bell end, 14.6; at 11.4mm from bell end, 73.6. B|=|0.82. Bell cutoff |1400|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.1 - 11.2.
Production Place: 
London
Production Place: 
Europe
Production Place: 
England
Production Place: 
United Kingdom
Repository: 
MIMEd
Repository: 
Shaw-Hellier Collection
Repro Link ID: 
0034742d-0005
Repro File Type: 
Derivative JPEG
Repro Title: 
Natural trumpet. Nominal pitch: E♭ (Hofmaster) : LEFT
Repro Creator Name: 
Antonia Reeve
Repro Rights Statement: 
© The University of Edinburgh
Repro Publication Status: 
Full public access