POMRN ยท RMM:1975/359C.3
Melody fanfare trumpet
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Description
This instrument is part of a set of 14 fanfare trumpets made in memory of all ranks of the Royal Naval School of Music who lost their lives in the Second World War (1939-1945). They were paid for by voluntary subscriptions and were dedicated at the Royal Naval School of Music (RNSM) on the 1st of June 1948. It is a melody fanfare trumpet made in two sections (valve section and bell section) joined through a ligature screw joint, with three piston valves and one water-key located at the first bow (main tuning slide). All the valve slides have two pulling knobs. The finger ring holder is placed on the third valve casing. The bell section has two small rings for the respective banner of the RNSM. The instrument still has the original silver-plated mouthpiece. Nominal pitch: B-flat.