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Cornet, [B-flat], A, A-flat

Maker Bohland & Fuchs

Distributor W. J. Dyer & Brother (distributor)

Date1900 ca.

Place MadeKraslice (Graslitz), Bohemia, Austria, Europe

Place DistributedSt. Paul, Minnesota, United States, North America

Serial No.none

SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by tendrils and a laurel wreath: DYERS / U.S. / MODELMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 16 17 18 Stamped on second valve casing: P Stamped on second valve casing, opposite side: [Bohland & Fuchs anchor trademark]DescriptionBrass body; removable leadpipe; main tuning slide at second bow.
Three tower-sprung Périnet valves, three unequal guidepins each.
DimensionsBell diameter: 125 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
According to a note in the ABL Archive, written in Arne B. Larson’s own handwriting, this cornet was purchased by James B. Ouren of Hanska, Minnesota about 1911. James was the son of one of the early pioneer neighbors of Arne's home community. James played in the Mt. Pisquah church orchestra, directed by Adolphe Larson (Arne’s father) ca. 1920-1930. Arne bought the instrument from Ouren about 1944. He then sold it to Roger Telkamp (sp?) in Brookings. It was then traded back to Arne about 1949, in whose possession it remained until it became part of the larger gift to the State of SD in 1979.
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), p. 151

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number00585

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