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Valved trumpet
Charles Mahillon (Belgian, 1813–1887)
about 1840
Object Place: Brussels, Belgium
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Length 40.5 cm (15 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1997
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionAlto in F. Three double valves of the Viennese type. Brass. Cylindro-conoidal bore. Tuning slide. The valve mechanism consists of three long levers pivoted on one end and connected under the finger touch-pieces with valves by means of articulated rods; the valve levers are returned into the initital position by flat springs with rollers; the key pivots and spring roller guides are soldered to a long strip of brass. The valve tubes are reinforced on both sides by rectangular sheets of brass. Cornet-à-pistons mouthpiece.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell garland: C. Mahillon Bruxelles
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)