Cornet, C, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1906 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelConn-Queror 2, vocal cornet, small bore
Serial No.92412
SignedEngraved on bell within oval surrounded by tendril engraving: CONN-QUEROR / C. G. CONN / -MAKER- / ELKHART / -IND.-MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing, left side: S / 92412
Stamped on second valve casing, right side: PATENTED
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish, area of signature and engraving burnished; bell interior gold-plated
Fixed leadpipe; main tuning slide at first bow (two alternative slides for high pitch and low pitch); main tubing enters valve section at second valve on the right; continues into third valve via a second slide (alternative elements for C, B-flat and pull-out for A), and from the third to the first valve via a bridging tube on the right; main tubing exits first valve on the left into bell bow and bell
French rim with iron wire insert
Single water key at main tuning slide
Three tower-sprung Périnet valves; steel pistons; three unequal guidepins, touchpieces with mother-of-pearl inlay; all valve slides marked for three pitches
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 329 mm
Bell diameter: 117 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 9.7 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. 138.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01818
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