UEDIN · 4045
Bass trumpet or baritone, nominal pitch: B♭
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Description
Technical description: Brass with german silver trim. 3 valves. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, cork buffers on casing top caps. Overall size: 549; bell 227. Sounding length: minimum 2684. Bore: mouthpipe at c 45mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 12.3; centre of valve cluster at c 547mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 13.4; m.t.s. at c 868mm and at c 974mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 13.6; at 1342mm from bell end, c 16.2; at c 774mm from bell end, 22.9; at 25.2mm from bell end, 57.2. B = 0.63. Bell cutoff = 800 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 13.7 - 12.8. Usable pitch: Plays at A⁴ = 440 Hz. Decoration: Oak leaf and acorn motif on garland. Signature marks: Inscribed on garland: six-pointed star / "R. Schopper / Instrumentenbauanstalt / Leipzig" and "Hus. Rgt. No. 20. / 1910. / 14."; on mouthpipe ferrule "8442". Specific literature references: Sotheby's auction catalogue 4.11.98, lot 80; Sotheby's auction catalogue 27.10.99, lot 82; Sotheby's auction catalogue 14 16.11.00, lot 285. Specific usage history: played by Arnold Myers in performances of Janacek's Sinfonietta, Strauss's Macbeth in Edinburgh.
Measurements
549; bell 227.