Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1902-1903 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelConn-Queror 1-1/2 bore
Serial No.73365
SignedEngraved on bell: THE / CONN-QUEROR / C. G. CONN / MAKER / ELKHART, / IND.MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 1½ / 73365 / PAT. JUNE / 15. 1886
Stamped on stems: 73365
Stamped on valve casings, stems, and larger guide lugs, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, bell interior gold-plated, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, two loops (one following the other, not overlapping), main tuning slide at first bow, quick-change to A with stop rod between first and third valve, fixed leadpipe (constructed to look like removable shank), three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by two unequal lugs on spring anchor plate, pistons nickel-plated brass, single water keys (main tuning slide, quick-change), windway 2-1-3
Although referring to US patent no. 343,889 from June 15, 1886, in the stamp on the second valve, the instrument is actually constructed according to US patent no. 676,029 from June 11, 1901.
DimensionsHeight: 341 mm
Tube length: 1294 mm, 1374 mm
Bore diameter (initial): 9.7 mm
Bore diameter (minimum): 8.3 mm
Bore diameter (tuning slides): 10.7 mm, 11.4 mm
Bore diameter valve slides (second, first, third): 11.1 mm (0.436 inches), 11.4 mm (0.449 inches), 11.9 mm (0.467 inches)
Bell diameter: 123 mm
ProvenanceNo information available.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), pp. 93-95, 274.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06947
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