Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1909
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelNew 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. / CHICAGOStamped 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
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 395 mm
Bell diameter: 123 mm
Bore (second valve slide) 12.3 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00678
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