Curved cornetto
Date1988 ca.
Place MadeFarnham, Surrey, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped on leather below thumbhole: Cross in circle.
DescriptionLowest note with all fingerholes closed: a
One-piece resin design, leather covered, curved to the right, octagonal, diamond decoration, six fingerholes and thumbhole.
This instrument is a free copy of a typical Italian curved cornetto from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The mark with cross in circle is that of Christopher Monk (1921-1991). Economically-produced resin copies of this type contributed significantly to the revival of the cornetto.
DimensionsHeight: 603 mm
Tube length: 605 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 8.6 mm, 7.6 mm
Bell diameter (internal): 25.6 mm
Thumbhole position (from receiver): 246 mm
Fingerhole position (from receiver): 281 mm, 317 mm, 358 mm, 412 mm, 454 mm, 498 mm
Hole diameter range: 7.3 mm, 10.3 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1989 from Lark in the Morning, Mendocino, California.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), p. 253.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06962
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