Skip to main content
Cornet, B-flat, A
Cornet, B-flat, A
Cornet, B-flat, A

Cornet, B-flat, A

Date1902-1903 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelWonder, medium bore
Serial No.76667
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by leaf motif: THE / WONDER / C. G. Conn / MAKER / ELKHART / IND
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: M / 76667 / PAT. JUNE / 15, 1886
DescriptionBrass body, double loop
Removable leadpipe, main tuning slide at second bow with quick-change to A (ring at slide receivers and finger piece at marking rod missing); third bow passes through third valve slide
Double water key between first and third bow
A few tabs at flaring part of bell
French rim with iron wire insert

Three top-sprung Périnet valves, spring inside hollow stem, two unequal guidepins; sloping porting; touchpieces with mother-of-pearl inlay.
DimensionsHeight: 338 mm
Bell diameter: 122 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.4 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. 170.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03697
On View
Not on view
Cornet, B-flat, A
C. G. Conn
1903 ca.
Cornet, B-flat, A
C. G. Conn
1904 ca.
Cornet, B-flat, A, low pitch
Buescher Band Instrument Company
1919 ca.
Cornet, B-flat, A
C. G. Conn
1904-1905 ca.
Cornet, B-flat, A
C. G. Conn
1907 ca.
We use cookies to ensure we give you the best experience on our website. By continuing to use this site or by closing or clicking "I agree", you agree to the use of cookies. I agree