Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1896 ca.
Place MadeWorcester, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelWonder Solo, model 2
Serial No.31908
SignedEngraved on bell within pot-shaped shield, surrounded by assymetrical pattern: MADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART, IND. & / WORCESTER / MASS.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 3 2 1
Stamped on second valve casing: 0 / 31908 / Pat June 15, 1886
DescriptionSilver-plated brass; ferrules, bell interior and exterior in areas of assymetrical engravings gold-plated and burnished; mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
Removable leadpipe.
Main tuning slide at second bow with marking rod for pull to A.
Double water key
Three tower-spring Périnet valves with three unequal guide pins each.
The Worcester-era Wonder Solo Cornet is very similar to the New York-era New York Wonder Cornet.
The patent refers to US patent 343,888 by C. G. Conn for cornet valves.
DimensionsHeight: 325 mm
Bell diameter: 123 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 10.6 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesMarshall Scott L., The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of The Shrine
to Music Museum. DMA Thesis, university of Wisconsin, 1988. Page 83.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00543
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