KingSmallBore

KING SMALL BORE

Manufactured from 1898 until 1918.

"Beautiful model, elegant in design, perfect proportion, length 19 in., diameter of bell
4 1/2". It has the true trumpet tone, brilliant and penetrating, easy blowing, good in
tune, and the lightest valve action. All tones come free and clear, whether from the
lowest or the highest register. Correct balance, easy to hold. Built in either high or low
pitch with quick change to A. Each high pitch trumpet having an extra low pitch slide."
Info source 1911 H. N. WHITE ARCHIVES

Additional specs on Museum model pictured above:
Bore:.....0.438"
Weight:....2 lbs. 1 oz.
Piston Valve:......Triple tongue valve guides, top sprung with
                          inner barrel spring, and nickel silver valves
Finish:.....No. 216....Triple silver plated, satin finish, burnished
                                bell and points.
Shepherds crook bell with deep fine detailed hand engraving.

Bell engraving
reads:

KING
MADE BY
H. N. WHITE
CLEVELAND OHIO

The KING Small Bore trumpet was available in the following Finish options:

215....Brass, highly polished
216....Triple silver plated, satin finish, burnished bell and points.
217....Triple silver plated, satin finish, burnished points, gold lined bell
218....Triple silver plated, satin finish, gold bell and trimmings
220....Quadruple gold plated, satin finish, burnished points.

The KING Small Bore trumpet was the first trumpet manufactured by H. N. White
and was replaced in 1918 by the MASTER model trumpet.

The 1898 KING Small Bore trumpet as
well as the early 1898 KING cornet
models, are stamped with a Lion's head
above
THE KING
MADE BY
H. N. WHITE
CLEVELAND, O.

Lion's head stampings are also found on
early model H. N. WHITE trombones with
three different designs used by the
engravers.

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H. N. WHITE KINGS has identified three designs
of the Lion Head.
Lion Head's were found on trumpets and cornets
with serial numbers below the 11000 series.
If you have a trumpet or cornet bearing a Lion's
Head in the serial number series above 11000,
please contact us! Vintage King trombones often
bear the Lion's head with six digit serial
numbers.

Note the curved main tuning brace on this
KING Small Bore trumpet. This trumpets
serial number range is 14xxx.
Modifications to the bracing occurred
towards the end of production for this
model.

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Model # 216
Serial # 5xxx

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