A Timeline of Trumpets - Second Edition: Collecting the History of Modern Trumpets

Trumpets have been a part of human culture since before there were humans. They have served as expressions of emotion, tools of the hunter-gatherer, tools of the warrior, and ultimately once again as a means of expressing that emotion from deep within the human soul that manifests as music. To look at how the trumpet has transformed in its role in human society is to look at how human society itself has transformed. And, as a material object once adapted from nature, but which took new forms as the successive technologies of metalworking, component sub-assembly fabrication, machining, high-force mechanical forming and ultimately automation transformed the abilities of humans to make objects for their use, it is a microcosm of human technological and socio-economic evolution. With over 700 color illustrations including over 450 distinct models, the expanded second edition features additional chapters, essays, tables of major maker's lines, and a detailed index. This book serves as a tool for the historian wishing to have access to an abundance of examples, and to the brass restorer looking for context for their latest project. Finally, it provides the history of the instrument for those who simply enjoy playing, and would like to know more about the subject of their passion. R. Dale Olson wrote: "Ron Berndt has created a brilliantly conceived and executed work, "A Timeline of Trumpets: Collecting the History of Modern Trumpets". Comparatively technical, highly illustrated, non-commercial, and stemming from the mind of a true multi-discipline authority, this work describes and explains numerous threads and historic elements of brass design which have coalesced to form the contemporary trumpet. "