Scan 262
Catalogue of the Stearns collection of musical instruments, 1921
18 lines. Read by computer on 13 September 2026. Printed page 222. See the scan on archive.org.
11370. SAXHORN. Contra-bass in E flat ………………..United States Brass. Four pump valves, the fourth transposing to BB. flat. Length of model, 145.5 cm.; diameter of bell, 26.5 cm. The desk placed in front belongs to No. 1166, Case XI.
31371. TROMBA in C. Brass. Of very early date ……………Italy The tube makes three turns: two very large and one small. The inside of the bell, which turns upwards, is gilded. Length of model, 117 cm.; diameter of bell, 12 cm.
51372. TRUMPET in D flat. Brass ………………………….Italy The 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.; diameter of bell, 20 cm. Signed—"G. Pelitti, Milano."3
71373. FOG-HORN (Fr. Trompe; Ital. Corno da nebbia; Ger. Nebelhorn). Tin ……………………………Newfoundland Length, 156 cm.; diameter of bell, 20 cm.
91373A. MOOSE CALL ………………………………….New Brunswick This 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 larger end of 6.7 cm. (Frederick Talcott.)
111374. MUSICAL WEATHER-VANE ………………………….Germany The 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).
131375. MELOPHONE. Bass ……………………………France Vertical form. Seventy-eight ivory "touches" control an equal number of free reeds. The bellows are operated by drawing the handle back and forth. For horizontal (smaller) model see No. 742, Case VII. Length, 144 cm.; of body, 108 cm.; width, 36 to 11 cm.; depth, 30 to 10 cm. Signed—"Jaquet, Paris." The instruments from 1352 to 1375, inclusive, belong to Class III.
151376. ARPA. Twenty-six wire strings. Sixteenth century ………..Italy Height, 168 cm.; width, 97.2 cm.
173 This maker must not be judged by his reproductions—mostly admirable—for 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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