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Cornet, E-flat
Alternate name:Converted Over-the-shoulder Cornet, E-flat
Maker: Hall & Quinby
Date: 1866-1875 between
Place Made:Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral wreath: Made by / HALL & QUINBY / Boston.
Markingsnone
DescriptionNickel-silver (German-silver)
Telescopic tuning slide at leadpipe with fine-tuning gear
Three top-action string-operated rotary valves, stop-arm with V-shaped cork buffers; no slide at second valve.
Likely converted from an over-the-shoulder cornet to a bell front cornet.
Telescopic tuning slide at leadpipe with fine-tuning gear
Three top-action string-operated rotary valves, stop-arm with V-shaped cork buffers; no slide at second valve.
Likely converted from an over-the-shoulder cornet to a bell front cornet.
DimensionsHeight: 334 mm
Bell diameter: 112 mm
Bell diameter: 112 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02762