Catholic - Historic Brass Society

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There is one rather unusual—presumably German—rotary-valve instrument, a slightly
experimental trumpet in Kuhlohorn-form in the Goldgruber Collection, with a probably
unique return mechanism: it has needle springs, which seem to be influenced by woodwind
return springs. 34
It is striking that the rotary valve, which received significant improvements in Vienna,
was not used there in reversed valve order (nor was the double-piston valve, which was so
important in Vienna, as observed above). Not a single instrument with rotary valves in the
list comes from Vienna.
Apart from the Adams instrument, mentioned above, other typical American forms of
rotary valves can also be found in reversed order. Three such instruments by Thomas D.
Paine have his improved three-passage rotary valves, for which he took out a patent in 1848.
Figure 35a, b
Soprano cornet in Ef, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1870
(Eldredge, NA), with side-action string-operated rotary valves
(Photos: Niles Eldredge).