by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
OPHICLEIDE France 19th century. Wooden model. Key of C. We have only listed three wooden ophicleides so far. One is at the Army Museum, at Les Invalides in Paris; we were lucky to find the other two. The instrument is composed of two parallel conical parts, connected...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
BUCCIN -TROMBONE Alto model; beginning of the 19th century. Coming from the ancient fashion widespread at the end of the 18th century, notably following the archaeological discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the buccin was used in July 1791 during the funeral...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
HUCHET / POST HORN Giuseppe Pelitti in Milan Small pocket horn or “huchet” bearing the brand on the bell: Pelitti Milano. Giuseppe Clemente Pelitti (1837-1905) took over the management of this important Lombard house upon the death of his father in 1865. All kinds of...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
PARADE TRUMPET Adolphe Sax in Paris. Brass trumpet engraved on the bell: “Adolphe Sax, patented in Paris / 813 / Supplier to the Military Household of the Emperor”. Serial number 813 is one of the smallest recorded to date. The flame is a ceremonial model of the...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
PARADE TRUMPET Hundred Guards Regiment Adolphe Sax in Paris. The instrument is signed on the bell: “Adolphe Sax, patented in Paris, [serial number] 12 421, Fcant de Mson Milre [Manufacturer of the Military House] of the Emperor”, and decorated with a motif...
