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Cornet, E-flat
Alternate name:Valve Bugle, E-flat
Maker: John Franklin Stratton
Date: 1875 ca
Place Made:Gohlis, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Place Distributed:New York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedEngraved on brass shield applied to bell: John F. / Stratton / New = York
Markingsnone
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
Bell diameter: 108 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesSarah E. Smith, “Percussion Instruments in America’s Shrine to Music Museum,” Percussive Notes, Vol. 37, No. 1 (February 1999), pp. 6-10.
Object number: 02258