| ID |
Instrument |
Maker |
Model |
Serial# |
Manuf. Date |
Key/Pitch |
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| 11235 |
Trumpet |
Wright |
|
|
1845 |
C/Bb/A/G |
 |
| Vienna Valves, Mainz type, operated with a latch action.
The first valve lowers the pitch by a half step and the second valve by a full step.
|
| 11080 |
Trumpet |
Wright-Baldwin |
|
|
1845 |
F |
 |
| Boston
Vienna Valves
|
| 10533 |
Bugle; Keyed |
Shaw |
|
|
1845 |
|
 |
| tortoise-shell body with 9 nickel silver keys.
Patent awarded to George W. Shaw in August 4 1845
Key unknown, smaller than an Eb.
|
| 10530 |
French Horn |
Sax |
|
|
1845 |
F |
 |
| Charles-Joseph Sax
|
| 10529 |
Cornopean |
Sax |
|
|
1845 |
Bb/A/G/F |
 |
| #rd Valve slide wraps to avoid bell
|
| 7786 |
Ophicleide |
Prentiss |
|
|
1845 |
Bb |
 |
| 9 key French import for the US market.
Body is copper, bow and keys are brass.
Engraved: Prentiss | Court St | Boston
The French generally made their ophicleides entirely of brass, but copper instruments were popular in America and Britain. So, it is likely that Prentiss specified that they be made of copper.
|
| 992 |
Cornopean |
Rohe |
|
|
1845 |
|
 |
| by J.A. Rohe
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