Scan 252
Catalogue of the Stearns collection of musical instruments, 1918
30 lines. Read by computer on 22 September 2026. Printed page 210. See the scan on archive.org.
11372. TRUMPET in D flat. Brass ………………………………………Italy
2The conical tube of brass, painted black, makes three turns—two large, and one small. The bell turns abruptly upward and is gilded in the inside. Length of model, 99 cm.; vibrating length, 478 cm. Diameter of bell, 20 cm.
3Signed—"G. Pelitti, Milano."*
51373. FOG-HORN (Fr. Trompe; Ital. Corno da nebbia; Ger. Nebelhorn). Tin …………………………………………….. Newfoundland
6Length, 156 cm. Diameter of bell, 20 cm.
81373A. MOOSE CALL ………………………………………New Brunswick
9This unsophisticated representative of the speaking-trumpet type was made by a Micmac Indian whose skill in reproducing the call of the cow-moose brought death to many a bull. It was also used by the donor, who was a mighty moose-hunter. It is made of bark and is 38 cm. in length, with a diameter at lower end of 6.7 cm.
10(Frederick Talcott.)
121374. MUSICAL WEATHER-VANE ………………………..Germany
13The wind blowing into the open end sets twenty free reeds in vibration. Length, 45.6 cm. Diameter, 30.5 to 10.2 cm. (at waist).
151375. MELOPHONE. Bass. See Case VII, No. 742 ………….France
16Vertical form. Seventy-eight ivory "touches" control an equal number of free reeds. The bellows are operated by drawing the handle back and forth.
17Length, 144 cm.; of body, 108 cm.; width, 36 to 11 cm.; depth, 30 to 10 cm.
18Signed—"Jacquard, Paris."
19The instruments from 1351 to 1375, inclusive, belong to Class III.
211376. ARPA. Twenty-six wire strings. Sixteenth century ……….Italy
22Height, 168 cm. Width, 97.2 cm.
241377. MACHETE. Circular body of wood. One hundred and six fine wire strings radiate from the center to pegs on rim. Played with a plectrum. Originally it was mounted on a standard which could not be used for lack of room …………………….Madeira
25Diameter, 64 cm. Depth, 23 cm.
271378. BIWA. Identical with No. 1207. Case XII ……………Japan
29*This maker must not be judged by his reproductions—mostly admirable—and the instruments of unusual form both in this Case, and those already noted under Nos. 904 to 930 (Case VIII) were made for a special purpose. They are all superior instruments of excellent tone-quality and are in no sense "freaks."
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