Cornet, E-flat
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Valve Bugle, E-flat
Maker
John Franklin Stratton
Date1875 ca
Place MadeGohlis, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on brass shield applied to bell: John F. / Stratton / New = YorkMarkingsnone
DescriptionBrass. Telescopic tuning slide with fine-tuning gear at leadpipe. Three top-action string-operated rotary valves with stop arm. No slide at second valve.
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 299 mm
Bell diameter: 108 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesSarah E. Smith, “Percussion Instruments in America’s Shrine to Music Museum,” Percussive Notes, Vol. 37, No. 1 (February 1999), pp. 6-10.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02258
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