Over-the-shoulder cornet, E-flat
Distributor
John Howard Foote
Date1880-1890 ca.
Place MadeSaxony, Germany, Europe
Place DistributedNew York, United States, North America
ModelNo. 507
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on oval brass plaque at bell: J. / H. [lyre] F. / N & YMarkingsStamped on underside of touchpieces: 10 (first valve), 11 (second valve).
DescriptionGerman silver, tuning slide forming small loop after valve section, fixed leadpipe, three top-action string-operated rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), stop arm, spiral-spring return.
This over-the-shoulder cornet with characteristic small tuning-slide loop after the valve section matches an instrument depicted in a catalog by the dealer John Howard Foote from 1893 (no. 507). In 1875, similar E-flat cornets were offered by John F. Stratton, Foote's former parter. Stratton imported instruments from Saxony, where he collaborated with factories producing for the American market.
DimensionsHeight: 520 mm
Tube length: 923 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.5 mm, 10.1 mm, 11 mm, 11 mm
Bell diameter: 111 mm
Published ReferencesSabine 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, 225, 231, 250-251, 311.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number10637
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