Hörth E-Flat Trumpet
Hörth E-Flat Trumpet
- Description
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This trumpet was made by Franz Hörth in Saarbrücken, Germany in 1913. It is an E-flat trumpet made of brass with nickel silver trim and has three mechanical rotary valves. This trumpet is engraved:
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Franz Hörth Saarbrucken. Jager Regt. z. Pferde No.8 1913
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According to the accession paperwork, this trumpet was one of 12 instruments captured from the Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 8 (Eighth Jaeger German Mounted Band) during WWI.
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Franz Hörth (also spelled Hoerth) (1862-1932) founded his musical instrument firm in what was known as St. Johann in 1898. This small fishing village merged with two other villages to form Saarbrücken around 1909. Hörth’s son-in-law Richard Wolff became manager of the company around 1921, then known as “Franz Hoerth, metal and wood instrument maker, musical instruments and talking machines."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- trumpet
- date made
- 1913
- maker
- Hörth, Franz
- place made
- Germany: Saarland, Saarbrücken
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- nickel silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 44.45 cm x 13.97 cm x 21.59 cm
- air column: 84 in; 213.36 cm
- bell: 5 1/2 in; 13.97 cm
- ID Number
- MI.039583
- catalog number
- 39583
- accession number
- 136683
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Military
- Trumpets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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