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Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch
Maker: C. G. Conn
Date: 1912 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: New 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
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
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
Bell diameter: 122 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 12.2 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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.
Object number: 01820