Cornet, C, B-flat
Date1913-1914 between
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.19165
SignedEngraved within unfurling ribbon on bell: BuescherMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing and valve spring barrels: 19165
Stamped on quick-change rotor: 51
DescriptionSilver-plated brass body, satin finish; mother-of-pearl touchpiece inlays
Fixed leadpipe
Main tuning slide with rotary-valve quick-change from C to B-flat at first bow.
Three tower-sprung Périnet valves with three unequal guide pins each.
DimensionsHeight: 394 mm;
Bell diameter: 120 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. 49.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01724
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1927 ca.