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Egger Historical Trumpets

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Egger Historical Trumpets are the most sought-after instruments in the period-instrument world. Egger trumpets are played in ensembles around the world including Apollo's Fire, Tafelmusik, Philharmonia Baroque, Clarino Consort, Washington Bach Consort, Folger Consort, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Musica Antiqua Köln, and others.

Adolf Egger founded the company "Blechblas-Instrumentenbau Egger" in 1940. He built brass instruments in all sizes, from the trumpet to the tuba and made a respected name for himself in the Basel, Switzerland area.

As an apprentice in his father's shop, Rainer Egger was fascinated to learn about the way instruments function. Constantly looking for the "ideal" sound and optimal acoustic properties, he further developed the historical instruments with which his father had pioneered.

Today Rainer Egger heads a small team of exceptionally skilled employees, who are devoted to maintain the highest standards of quality. The experience with which Egger's instruments are made is based on countless experiments with various materials, bores, and construction methods. The collaboration with expert musicians and acousticians and the use of an acoustical measuring device allow him to continuously refine his instruments. All the knowledge thus obtained is also poured into the construction of piccolo and rotary-valved trumpets as well as bocals for modern, classical and baroque bassoons.

3-Hole Baroque Trumpet In D & C


Short form in brass with chased bell after Johann Leonhard Ehe II (Nuremberg 1664-1724) or Johann Wilhelm Haas (1649-1723). Single crooks available for both crooking systems.

Haas and Ehe Models Available in 4 to 6 Weeks
All Egger trumpets are built to order and will be delivered in 4 to 6 weeks from order date

Prices:
Standard Model: made from seamless tubes in 2 Keys, C & D (a=415 or 440) - $2495.00
Standard Model: made from seamless tubes in 4 Keys, C & D (a=415 & 440) - $3195.00
Crooks in other keys are available. For more crooks go here

Historic Model: made from hammered soldered brass sheets in 2 keys, C & D (a=415 or 440) with "T" quality crooks, "A" quality Leadpipes, and historic "H" quality tubes and yards. Bell garland and Ball is silver plated. - $3095.00
Historic Model: made from hammered soldered brass sheets in 4 keys, C & D (a=415 & 440) with "T" quality crooks, "A" quality Leadpipes, and historic "H" quality tubes and yards. Bell garland and Ball is silver plated. - $4295.00
Crooks in other keys are available. For more crooks go here

F-Trumpet, short 3-hole model - email for prices
Cylindrical tubing and bell made from hammered sheet metal; Garland, sleeves and bell are richly ornamented and silver plated. The trumpet includes a "T" Quality F (a=415) crook and newly-designed "E-sig" leadpipe optimized for the high register.

Bell Options for Short Model Baroque D/C Trumpet
The instrument can be fitted out with any one or all of the bells listed below.

1. Baroque Bell 0.4 mm
Baroque bell 0.4 mm after Johann Leonhard Ehe II. Fine, well centered; good tonal penetration and projection; suitable for top part in a trumpet ensemble.

2. Baroque Bell, 0.3 mm
Baroque bell 0.3 mm after Johann Leonhard Ehe II. Intimate, rich sound; the feeling when playing a thin bell resembles more that of original instruments. Excellent response, even in the high register.

3. Baroque Bell, 0.4 mm
After Johann Wilhelm Haas. Good response throughout all registers; suitable also for low pitch and classical music; big sound; all-round bell, especially for big orchestra works.

4. Silver Baroque Bell
Baroque bell, Ehe or Haas in Sterling Silver. Big sound, rich of fundamentals, with good tonal penetration and projection.

5. Renaissance bell 0.3 mm (additional charge)
Renaissance decoration; intimate, dark sound; distinguished by remarkably good intonation in the lower register; appropriate not only for renaissance music, but also for the lowest part in a baroque trumpet ensemble.

“Historic”Bell option "Historic" (additional charge)
"Historic" bell No. 1, 3 or 5, ca. 0.35 mm, made from prehammered metal, with silver plated garland and ball, rich sound, soft bindings and tone initiation, easy trills, wide range of interpretation potentiality; not very loud playing; requires slightly more energy for holding a tone.

4-Hole Long Form Trumpet

Haas and Ehe Models Available in 4 to 6 Weeks
All Egger trumpets are built to order and will be delivered in 4 to 6 weeks from order date


Instrument in brass, with ball, engraved garland and ornamental cord; chased bell after Johann Leonhard Ehe II (Nuremberg, 1664-1724).

Historical Trumpets

Egger produces historical reproductions with a quality of sound that resembles that of the originals as closely as possible. Different types of trumpets are offered with the aim to provide satisfying tools for the various demands of musicians. The historical trumpet have no tuning holes.

Baroque Long Trumpet in D & C (a=415) - email for prices
Baroque Long Trumpet in D & C (a=415) with newly designed additional 4-hole yards - email for prices


After Johann Leonhard Ehe II, Nuremberg 1746
Original: Germanic National Museum, Nuremberg
Bell 0.3 mm, tubes soldered from hammered brass sheets, hand polished; garland, sleeves and ball are richly ornamented and silver plated.

Renaissance Long Trumpet in D & C in Brass (a=415) - email for prices
In Silver - Price on Request


Above: model in brass; Below model in silver/gold


After Michael Nagel, Nuremberg 1657
Original: measurements after M. Nagel trumpet at the Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente at the Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien;
Decoration after Vasa-instrument by M. Nagel, Stockholm.
Bell (0.3 mm), tubes soldered from hammered brass sheets, hand polished; garland, sleeves and ball ornamented and silver plated.

Silver Baroque Long Trumpet in D (a=415) - email for prices



After Johann Wilhelm Haas. Bell and tubes soldered from Sterling Silver sheets, hand polished;
garland, sleeves and ball richly decorated with gold-plated Haas ornaments.

Keyed Trumpet in G After Alois Doke, Linz - email for prices


Original: Bernoulli collection, Basel.
Instrument in brass, with 5 keys; Including E- and E-flat crook
Tubes soldered from prehammered sheet metal

Renaissance Slide Trumpet - email for prices


Built after a painting by Hans Memmling ca. 1490.
Instrument in brass; slide in German silver, chrome plated, or in brass.

Low F/E Rotary ValveTrumpet - email for prices
Tuning slides for Eb/D - email for prices



Egger has copied the inner dimensions of a 4-valved instrument from 1878 by Václav Frantisek Cerveny in F/E-flat, that is today located in the Trumpet Museum, Bad Säckingen. The form is representative of the normal Cerveny trumpets in F. Additional tunings in E-flat and D are also made possible through the use of extra tuning slides. F-alto trumpets were in use during the 19th century, after the invention of the valves (ca. 1815). Composers such as, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner, Verdi, Dvorak, Berlioz, César Franck, Bruckner, R. Strauss, Mahler (R. Strauss und Mahler mostly for 2nd and 3rd parts) wrote works for this instrument.

The Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich recently recorded the symphonies of Schumann (Ex Libris, spring 2004). The first and second were played on Egger natural trumpets, while the third and fourth on the alto trumpets. Additionally, natural horns from our workshop were also used.

Design
The valve slides have been made with Heckel geometry. Bell and tubing have been hammered and soldered. All other tubing is made seemless.

*Due to currency fluctuations, prices may change without notice.

Custom Friedemann Immer Model F Trumpet - $2950.00

New model F trumpet designed for Friedemann Immer. Custom features include Historic seamed tubing, shortened Ehe bell, conical F (a=415) crook, and Es-Sig leadpipe. This is Friedemann's new choice for his Brandenburg 2 performances.

Reiche Coiled Trumpet - email for prices


Built after original Haas coiled trumpets from mid 18th-Century. Based on the instrument in the hands of Gottfried Reiche in the Hausmann portrait. This no-hole trumpet is built in F (a=415) with crooks available from F to Bb. A great instrument for the works of J.S. Bach!!