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VINCENT BACH CORPORATION, HENRI SELMER PARIS. Trumpet owned by Louis Armstrong,1946. Creators: Henri Selmer Paris, Vincent Bach Corporation.

VINCENT BACH CORPORATION and HENRI SELMER PARIS. 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.

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Author: VINCENT BACH CORPORATION • HENRI SELMER PARIS

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

Caption: 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.

Personalities: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Technique/material: BRASS

Credit: Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images

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Image size: 4544 × 2552 px | 33.2 MB

Print size: 38.5 × 21.6 cm | 1789.0 × 1004.7 in (300 dpi)

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