Hirsbrunner G Circular Trumpet
date: label: date made
content: 1800 - 1825
name: label: maker
content: Hirsbrunner
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This trumpet was made by Hirsbrunner in Sumiswald, Switzerland around 1800 to 1825. It is a G circular trumpet made of brass with an F crook, lead pipe, and mouthpiece. This compressed trumpet model, known as a stopftrompete, has a tuning slide in the center of the coil similar to a cor d’orchestre of the period.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The Hirsbrunner firm was founded by Christian Hirsbrunner in the late 18th century. The company continued with Hirsbrunner family members and still makes musical instruments to this day.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Switzerland: Bern, Sumiswald
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Trumpets
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.095270
label: accession number
content: 26256
label: catalog number
content: 95270
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trumpet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in x 12 1/2 in; 26.67 cm x 13.335 cm x 31.75 cm
label: Measurements
content: trumpet: 5 3/16 in x 10 7/8 in x 11 1/2 in; 13.17625 cm x 27.6225 cm x 29.21 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece joint in tray: 1 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 4 5/16 in; 3.81 cm x 8.255 cm x 10.95375 cm