Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1912 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelNew Invention Circus Bore, large bore
Serial No.122695
SignedEngraved on bell within circular dotted band, surrounded by rich leaf tendril engravings: MADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: OUR LABEL / M. P. B. / P. L. U. / FACTORY 34 / L / 122695 / [eagle perched on lyre with wings stretched upward] / TRADE MARK / PATENTED
DescriptionSilver-plated brass body with gold-plated bell flare and bell interior
Fixed S-shaped leadpipe; main tuning slide at first bow (two alternative slides for high pitch and low pitch), push-rod-activated quick-change to A slide at second bow (push rod lost)
Main tubing enters third valve; stepped, knuckled-out intervalve porting
French rim with iron wire insert
Single water keys at main tuning slide and third valve slide
Three tower-sprung Périnet valves, three unequal guidepin; steel pistons; mother-of-pearl touchpieces
DimensionsHeight: 367 mm
Bell diameter: 122 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 12.2 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. 140.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01820
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