Cornet, E-flat
Alternate name(s)
- Converted Over-the-shoulder Cornet, E-flat
Maker
Hall & Quinby
Date1866-1875 between
Place MadeBoston, 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.
DimensionsHeight: 334 mm
Bell diameter: 112 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02762
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