Cornet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
Henry G. Lehnert
Date1880-1899 ca.
Place DistributedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
ModelAmerican Standard
Serial No.200
SignedEngraved on bell, within circle: THE / AMERICAN STANDARD / MANUFACTURED / BY / H. Lehnert / PHILA. Engraved below signature, owner's name: G. R. Tabor
MarkingsStamped on leadpipe ferrule and the tuning slide: 200
Stamped on valve cases and bottom valve caps: "10" (first valve), "11" (second valve), and "12" (third valve)
DescriptionSilver-plated brass; valve caps, double water key and bell interior gold plated; mother-of-pearl touchpiece inlays.
Removable leadpipe (two badly soldered shanks, not original).
Main tuning slide at second bow
Three top-action Périnet valves; one lug on piston; spring outside hollow stem.
DimensionsHeight: 318 mm
Bell diameter: 122 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. 243.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00718
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