Description (Brief)

This trumpet was made by Getzen Company, Inc. in Elkhorn, Wisconsin in 1963. It is a B-flat slide trumpet made of brass and nickel plate. This instrument is really a soprano trombone but sold as a slide trumpet by the manufacturer. This trumpet is engraved:

Getzen [/] DELUXE [/] ELKHORN [/] -WIS-

A 1959 Getzen advertisement for this instrument, with the endorsement of American jazz trumpeter Bobby Hackett indicates, “Cornet players…trumpet players…trombone players…beginners too - for those new effects that are impossible with any other instrument, get this sensational musical instrument, same true tone as ANY trumpet, with full range and accurate A-440 pitch. Ruggedly built of brass, polished and lacquered, Getzen-guaranteed…Easy to play-learn quickly with furnished instruction book.

Same slide principle as standard trombone, with slide positions plainly marked on outside slide. Lightning action, tunable, any mouthpiece fits. At music dealers, or write us.”

This instrument originally sold for $19.95.

Location

Currently not on view

unspecified

Getzen Co., Inc.

maker

Getzen Company, Inc.

place made

United States: Wisconsin, Elkhorn

Physical Description

brass (overall material)

nickel plate (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 17 3/4 in x 4 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 45.085 cm x 11.43 cm x 16.51 cm

trumpet: 4 5/8 in x 18 1/4 in x 5 5/16 in; 11.7475 cm x 46.355 cm x 13.49375 cm

mouthpiece: 3 1/2 in x 1 1/16 in; 8.89 cm x 2.69875 cm

ID Number

MI.66.153

catalog number

66.153

accession number

263102

Credit Line

Gift of Getzen Co., Inc.

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Data Source

National Museum of American History