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Cornet, B-flat, A, low pitch
Cornet, B-flat, A, low pitch
Cornet, B-flat, A, low pitch

Cornet, B-flat, A, low pitch

Trade Name
Distributor
Date1927-1930 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.R16809
SignedEngraved on bell in zigzag-line style: Manhattan / MADE IN U.S.A.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: R16809
DescriptionSilver-plated brass body, satin finish, bell interior gold plated; finger buttons with mother-of-pearl inlay
Fixed leadpipe
Main tuning slide at second bow, originally with quick-change to A (stop rod now missing)
French rim with iron wire insert
Single water key at first bow
Three bottom-sprung Périnet valves, one key on piston fitting into groove inside valve casing
DimensionsHeight: 414mm
Bell diameter: 112mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00590
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