Conn SN# 216188 26B Silver MINT
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What Conn said: The 26B trumpet possesses the same bore as the popular 2B but is built of a little heavier gauge brass for the players who like to put "steam" behind their performance. It also has the advantage of being somewhat lower in price. For symphony and concert playing, here is a beautiful instrument. The instrument is 19 1/2" long, weighs 2 1/4 lbs and has a 4 5/8" bell. Apparently the 26B is a "Low Pitch" version, the "High Pitch" version is called the 27B. Manufactured in 1928.............. this is a great player!!!! This instrument has been totally overhauled by Schilke. It is perfect in every way (MINT!) High Pitch - Low Pitch In Germany the bands and orchestras in the mid- to late 1800's played in a pitch where A=440 hz. This is the standard "low pitch" of today (which later became known as "American Standard Pitch" when it finally came to use in the US). However, at the same time, bands and orchestras in France, England and the US were playing in "high pitch" (A=452.5 hz). In fact, in the US, "military high pitch" was even higher at A=457 hz. Around the turn of the century, the use of low pitch became more common in the US, France and England. However, it hadn't replaced high pitch yet. So horns were offered with slides to allow the player to play in either pitch, depending on what was required and what pitch the other instruments were in. In 1917, the American Federation of Musicians formally adopted A=440 as the "official" pitch for the US, and it became known as "American Standard Pitch". Apparently, (strange as it may seem) following World War I one of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles adopted A=440 as the standard pitch for all signatory nations. Following these events, the production of horns with accessory slides for high pitch declined, and finally stopped. (Source: Tom Meacham)