Sujet

Trumpet owned by Louis Armstrong, 1946. Creators: Henri Selmer Paris, Vincent Bach Corporation.

Légende

This 1946 Henri Selmer B-flat custom-made and inscribed trumpet belonged to Louis Armstrong. Armstrong had been playing an earlier version of a Selmer trumpet since 1932. Even though he believed you could play a trumpet for a long time, he had the habit of playing his trumpets for approximately five years before he passed it on as a gift to a friend or colleague. In February 1946, Armstrong’s manager and close friend, Joe Glaser, wrote to Selmer Instrument Company and asked for a new trumpet custom-made for Armstrong’s use. Selmer agreed and presented him with this inscribed Selmer B-flat trumpet. This personally inscribed trumpet was made only for Armstrong and was not mass produced.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_331

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33,2Mo (857,0Ko) / 38,5cm x 21,6cm / 4544 x 2552 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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