Unknown Reproduction Over-the-Shoulder Sackbut Bell GL-061_A4-01

Title: Over-the-Shoulder Sackbut Bell

Maker: Unknown, likely a reproduction made by C. G. Conn

Model: Reproduction

Date: Unknown

Geography: Unknown

Material: Brass

Serial Number: N/A

Accession Number: GL-061_A4-01

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Description

Key: B-flat

Pitch: TBD

Finish: Brass

Lacquer: Yes

Engraving: None

Mouthpiece: No

Accessories: No

Case: No

Notes:

• No markings

• Bell has a faded label with the handwritten note: “English Sackbut in B-flat originated in 14th century Italy”. This note may be inaccurate.

• The sackbut is an early form of the trombone. This item is the bell section and it would have had a slide, like a trombone. This sackbut would have been played over-the-shoulder, with the bell pointing backwards or back-and-upwards. This instrument was likely created by the Conn company for their instrument museum, like other reproduction brass instruments in our collection, but more research is needed.

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