This Tuba Tuesday the Museum is thrilled to be able to feature a special acquisition, an original military serpent by James Jordan of Liverpool, England circa 1830; which makes this the oldest instrument in the collection.
The Museum has been trying to find an original serpent for decades. But because serpents are wooden instruments, they don’t last very long making them quite rare.
Thanks to good friend Jeffrey Miller, low brass player with the world famous original instrument ensemble Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, the Museum was able to purchase this original serpent for the collection because Jeff knew that it was available. Thank you again Jeff!
A military serpent has its bell facing out for marching. In addition, this instrument has a distinctive metal Kranz on the end of the bell, ivory “chimneys” on the tone holes and 5 keys.
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