Over-the-shoulder cornet, E-flat
Maker
Kaiser & Kohler
Date1859-1865 ca.
Place MadeCincinnati, Ohio, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on garland: Kaiser & Kohler Makers Cin. O.MarkingsStamped on rotor of third valve: X II
Stamped on rotor spindles, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionGerman silver, one bow, telescopic tuning slide with gear adjustment at leadpipe, three top-action string-operated rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), stop arm, flat-spring return.
The Saxon-born Franz Kaiser and William Kohler are listed as musical instrument makers Kaiser & Kohler from 1859 to 1890 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
DimensionsHeight: 612 mm
Tube length: 927 mm, 937 mm
Bore diameter receiver: 12.3 mm
Bore diameter valve slides: 11.4 mm
Bore diameter tuning slide (initial, minimum): 10.7 mm, 10.4 mm
Bell diameter: 116 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1989 from Stewart and Lillian Caplin, New York, New York.
Published ReferencesRobert E. Eliason, “D. C. Hall and the Quinby Brothers, Boston Music Industry Leaders: Makers of Brass Instruments with Flat, Round, Square and Piston Valves,” in: Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 33 (2007), p. 93.
Sabine K. Klaus, “Kaiser & Kohler – German-born Brass Musical Instrument Makers in Cincinnati, Ohio,” Alta Musica, Vol. 26, ed. by Raoul F. Camus and Bernhard Habla (Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 2008), pp. 215-249.
Sabine K. Klaus, “German-American Relationships: Immigration and Trade Factors in America Brasswind Instruments during the 19th Century,” in: Laurence Libin (ed.), Instrumental Odyssey. A Tribute to Herbert Heyde. Bucina: The Historic Brass Society Series No. 9 (Hillsdale, New York: Pendragon Press, 2016), p. 88.
Sabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 3: Valves Evolve (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2017), pp. 208, 211, 222-223, 250-251, 310.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06984
On View
On view
1855-1860 ca.
