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Cornet, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Cornet, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Cornet, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch

Cornet, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch

Date1911
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelNew Proportion #0 Bore Profile Finish D (Silver Plated, Sand Blasted, Polished Gold Bell Inside)
Serial No.13763
SignedEngraved on bell: NEW / PROPORTION / MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / CHICAGO
Stamped on second valve casing, left side: O / FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 13763
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish, bell interior gold plated
Fixed leadpipe, main tuning slide at second bow, second tuning slide at third bow

Three tower-sprung Périnet valves, two unequal guidepins
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 339 mm
Bell diameter: 120 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.76 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. 225.

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Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02365
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