TRUMPET MARINE
First portrayed in a 12th century French sculpture, the trumpet marine originated from the plucked monochord. Its name has always been an enigma. The use of the bow is not shown until the 15th century. From around 1650 to 1725, the Trumpet Marine was at the height of its popularity. The instrument shown is a copy of the anonymous 17th century German Trumpet Marine in the Royal College of Music museum, London. The separate solid neck is jointed onto the soundboard and seven back staves. The finial is a carved black head, with a feathered-body design that merges into the sickle pegbox. If preferred, a square finial can replace the carved head. There is a moveable bridge similar to the trompette on a Hurdy-Gurdy.
SPECIFICATIONS
Length: 1940mm
Body length: 1180mm
Width at base of soundboard: 340mm
Depth at base of soundboard: 172mm
String length: 1400mm
Tuning: traditionally it was tuned to C.
Possible harmonic tones: c g c' e' g' c" d" e" f" g" a"