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Thomas Weygandt 4-Keyed Flute

Maker:
Weygandt, Thomas Jefferson  Search this
Physical Description:
boxwood (overall material)
ivory (overall material)
nickel silver (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 24 in x 1 1/8 in; 60.96 cm x 2.8575 cm
Object Name:
flute
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1840-1861
ID Number:
1979.0165.01
Catalog number:
1979.0165.01
Accession number:
1979.0165
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National Museum of American History
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Charles Pace F Slide Trumpet

Maker:
Pace, Charles  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 15 in x 5 1/4 in x 8 in; 38.1 cm x 13.335 cm x 20.32 cm
trumpet: 4 9/16 in x 5 3/4 in x 22 3/4 in; 11.58875 cm x 14.605 cm x 57.785 cm
accessories in box: 3 5/8 in x 4 3/8 in x 23 1/4 in; 9.2075 cm x 11.1125 cm x 59.055 cm
Object Name:
trumpet
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Date made:
1834-1849
ID Number:
MI.76.25
Accession number:
1977.0294
Catalog number:
76.25
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Trumpets
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National Museum of American History
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William Hall & Son 5-Keyed Clarinet

Maker:
William Hall & Son  Search this
Physical Description:
boxwood (overall material)
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 21 in x 2 7/8 in; 53.34 cm x 7.3025 cm
mouthpiece: 3 13/16 in x 1 in; 9.68375 cm x 2.54 cm
barrel: 2 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 3.175 cm
upper/middle joint: 11 11/16 in x 1 1/2 in; 29.68625 cm x 3.81 cm
lower joint: 9 in x 1 5/8 in; 22.86 cm x 4.1275 cm
bell: 4 3/16 in x 2 7/8 in; 10.63625 cm x 7.3025 cm
Object Name:
clarinet
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
Date made:
1848-1875
ID Number:
MI.75.46
Accession number:
322695
Catalog number:
75.46
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National Museum of American History
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Pedler Boehm System Clarinet

User:
Woolridge, Harold  Search this
Referenced:
Sousa, John Philip  Search this
Maker:
The Pedler Company  Search this
Physical Description:
rubber (overall material)
nickel silver (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 23 1/2 in x 3 1/8 in; 59.69 cm x 7.9375 cm
clarinet: 20 in x 2 3/4 in; 50.8 cm x 6.985 cm
bell: 4 3/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 11.1125 cm x 7.9375 cm
Object Name:
clarinet
Place made:
United States: Indiana, Elkhart
Date made:
1940s
Related Publication:
Berger, Kenneth. March King and His Band, The
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Richard N. Peterson
ID Number:
MI.75.29
Accession number:
314090
Catalog number:
75.29
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National Museum of American History
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Tenor Horn

Maker:
J. W. Pepper & Son  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 54.8 cm x 24.1 cm; x 21 9/16 in x 9 1/2 in
overall: 9 3/8 in x 13 3/8 in x 23 in; 23.8125 cm x 33.9725 cm x 58.42 cm
Object Name:
horn
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1880-1890
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Erickson
ID Number:
MI.70.08
Catalog number:
70.08
Accession number:
287589
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National Museum of American History
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Glier E-Flat Natural Trumpet

Maker:
Glier, Mieczyslaw  Search this
Glier, Mieczyslaw  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
nickel plate (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 28 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in x 7 in; 72.39 cm x 13.335 cm x 17.78 cm
part: tabard: 21 in x 17 in; 53.34 cm x 43.18 cm
trumpet: 5 3/16 in x 14 3/4 in x 28 1/4 in; 13.17625 cm x 37.465 cm x 71.755 cm
mouthpiece: 3 11/16 in x 1 1/8 in; 9.36625 cm x 2.8575 cm
tabard: 1 1/2 in x 18 in x 22 in; 3.81 cm x 45.72 cm x 55.88 cm
bell: 5 1/2 in; 13.97 cm
Object Name:
trumpet
Place made:
Poland: Mazowieckie, Warsaw
Date made:
1913 - 1932
Credit Line:
Gift of Government of Poland
ID Number:
MI.038333
Catalog number:
38333
Accession number:
114295
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Military
Trumpets
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National Museum of American History
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J. W. Pepper Sousaphone

Maker:
J. W. Pepper & Son  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: bell: 27 1/2 in x 31 1/2 in; 69.85 cm x 80.01 cm
overall: sousaphone body: 11 in x 28 in x 35 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 71.12 cm x 90.17 cm
Object Name:
Sousaphone
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1898-1902
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas R. McAllister
ID Number:
MI.73.37
Catalog number:
73.37
Accession number:
304390
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National Museum of American History
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Eisenbrant Albert System Clarinet

Maker:
Eisenbrandt, Christian Heinrich  Search this
Physical Description:
rosewood (overall material)
silver (overall material)
mother-of-pearl (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 23 in x 3 7/8 in; 58.42 cm x 9.8425 cm
cap: 2 5/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 2.8575 cm
mouthpiece: 3 1/8 in x 1 3/16 in; 7.9375 cm x 3.01625 cm
clarinet: 19 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in; 49.53 cm x 4.7625 cm
bell: 4 1/4 in x 2 15/16 in; 10.795 cm x 7.46125 cm
key: 5/8 in x 2 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 5.08 cm x 2.8575 cm
Object Name:
clarinet
Place made:
United States: Maryland, Baltimore
Date made:
1850-1861
Credit Line:
Gift of Alice I. Siddall
ID Number:
MI.383371
Accession number:
167472
Catalog number:
383371
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National Museum of American History
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Pepper Snare Drum

Maker:
J. W. Pepper & Son  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Object Name:
drum
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
ca 1898
ID Number:
1989.0678.01
Accession number:
1989.0678
Catalog number:
1989.0678.01
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Percussion
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National Museum of American History
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Jew's Harp

Maker:
Whitlow, Fred  Search this
Physical Description:
stainless steel (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in x 2 in x 3 11/16 in; 1.905 cm x 5.08 cm x 9.36625 cm
Object Name:
jew's harp
Place made:
United States: Florida, Palmetto
Date made:
1991
Credit Line:
Gift of Fred Whitlow
ID Number:
1991.0281.01
Catalog number:
1991.0281.01
Accession number:
1991.0281
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Concertina

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall in case: 7 3/8 in x 6 5/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 18.7325 cm x 16.8275 cm x 13.6525 cm
Object Name:
concertina
ID Number:
1990.0539.46
Catalog number:
1990.0539.46
Accession number:
1990.0539
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National Museum of American History
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Dupre Walking Stick Flute

Maker:
Dupre, Pierre Paul G.J.  Search this
Physical Description:
cherry (overall material)
brass (overall material)
horn (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 31 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 79.6925 cm x 3.175 cm
tip: 6 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 15.5575 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
flute
Place made:
Belgium: Wallonia, Tournai
Date made:
1820-1850
ID Number:
MI.210799
Accession number:
38138
Catalog number:
210799
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National Museum of American History
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Bandoneon

Musical instrument maker:
Band, Alfred  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 10 in x 11 1/2 in x 19 in; 25.4 cm x 29.21 cm x 48.26 cm
Object Name:
bandoneon
Date made:
1870
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward J. Morgenweck
ID Number:
MI.378897
Accession number:
145967
Catalog number:
378897
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National Museum of American History
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La musique à l'Exposition universelle de 1867 / par m. le m[arqu]is. de Pontécoulant

Author:
Pontécoulant, Louis-Adolphe le Doulcet 1794-1882  Search this
Printer:
Carro, Jules  Search this
Subject:
Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris  Search this
Physical description:
[6], lxxi, 237 p., III [i.e. 6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1868
Topic:
Musical instruments--Exhibitions  Search this
Musical instrument makers  Search this
Call number:
ML462.P28 P66 1868
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_744625

Graves & Company, musical instrument makers / by Robert E. Eliason

Author:
Eliason, Robert Erwin 1933-  Search this
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village  Search this
Physical description:
20 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1975
Topic:
Wind instrument makers  Search this
Graves & Company  Search this
Call number:
ML424.G77 E42
ML424.G77E42
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_71329

Gyil : the Dagara-Lobi xylophone

Author:
Mensah, Atta Annan  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ghana
Date:
1982
Topic:
Dagari xylophones  Search this
Xylophone  Search this
Xylophone--Design and construction  Search this
Music  Search this
Musical instruments makers  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .J8585
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750148

Musical instrument makers of New York : a directory of eighteenth and nineteenth century urban craftsmen / by Nancy Groce

Author:
Groce, Nancy  Search this
Physical description:
xxi, 200 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New York (State)
New York
Date:
1991
C1991
Topic:
Musical instrument makers--Biography--Dictionaries  Search this
Call number:
ML404.G76 1991X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_415419

Elkhart's brass roots / Margaret Downie Banks

Author:
Banks, Margaret Downie  Search this
Subject:
Conn, Charles Gerard  Search this
Conn Company History  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 78 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Indiana
Elkhart
Date:
1994
C1994
Topic:
Musical instrument makers--Exhibitions  Search this
Brass instrument makers--Exhibitions  Search this
Wind instrument makers--Exhibitions  Search this
Musical instruments--Construction--Elkhart--Exhibitions  Search this
Musical instruments--Exhibitions  Search this
Call number:
ML404 .B218 1994
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_470884

La Guitarra española = The Spanish guitar

Author:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Madrid (Spain) Museo Municipal  Search this
Physical description:
210 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Spain
Date:
1991
Topic:
Guitar  Search this
Musical instruments--Exhibitions  Search this
Musical instrument makers--Exhibitions  Search this
Guitar in art--Exhibitions  Search this
Call number:
ML1015.G9 G96 1991
ML1015.G9G96 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_435492

Ireland's musical instrument makers : who they are & where to find them / Joyce Pye

Author:
Pye, Joyce  Search this
Physical description:
121 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Ireland
Date:
1990
C1990
Topic:
Musical instrument makers--Directories  Search this
Musical instruments  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_454838

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