Cornet, B-flat, A, low pitch
Trade Name
Manhattan
Distributor
H. & A. Selmer
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
On View
Not on viewPan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1925-1940 ca.