Instruments
Tpt 1b
J Kohler, St James Street, London
Twice coiled Trumpet in G [possibly 'handstopped'] historically associated with Drury Lane Theatre, London.
1780-1790
Tpt 4b
c. 1845
Matthew Pace, 49 King Street, London
Slide Trumpet with double clockspring. Made in copper with German silver mounts.
“The finest trumpet I ever blew!”, Crispian Steele-Perkins
Tpt 2a
Kohler, London
Slide Trumpet - highly decorated with early double clockspring mechanism. Identical in detail to the Woodham-Rodenbostel prototype of c.1789.
1795
Tpt 5b
C. Pace, London
Slide Trumpet with compression spring [possibly a speciality of this maker]. Crispian owns three trumpets like this made by Pace.
1850
Tpt 3b
George Astor, 79 Cornhill, London
Short model slide-trumpet, often referred to as a "Regents Bugle" - almost certainly a later conversion with single return spring.
1798
Tpt 6b
Vanrynne, London
Reproduction of c.1804 trumpet. Keyed Trumpet with 6 keys as used by Anton Wiedinger to play Haydn and Hummel's Trumpet Concertos.
1990