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Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker: Frank Holton & Company
Date: 1909
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: New Proportion Couturier Model #1 Bore Profile Finish E (Silver Plated, Polished, Polished Gold Bell Inside
)
Serial No: 7960
SignedStamped on bell: NEW / PROPORTION / MADE BY / Frank Holton Co. / CHICAGO
Stamped on second valve casing: 1 / FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 7960
Stamped on second valve casing: 1 / FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 7960
MarkingsStamped on valve cases: "1" (first valve), "2" (second valve), "3" (third valve)
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, bell interior gold plated
Fxed leadpipe, modified s-shaped leadpipe; push-rod-activated quick-change to A at first bow, second tuning slide at third bow
French rim
Three tower-sprung Périnet valves, two unequal guide pins, touchpieces with mother-of-pearl inlay
Fxed leadpipe, modified s-shaped leadpipe; push-rod-activated quick-change to A at first bow, second tuning slide at third bow
French rim
Three tower-sprung Périnet valves, two unequal guide pins, touchpieces with mother-of-pearl inlay
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 395 mm
Bell diameter: 123 mm
Bore (second valve slide) 12.3 mm
Bell diameter: 123 mm
Bore (second valve slide) 12.3 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesMarshall L. Scott, The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of The Shrine
to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988, p. 210.
to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988, p. 210.
Object number: 00678