Cornet, B-flat, A
Date1912-1917 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelElkhart Triumph
Serial No.692
SignedEngraved on bell in zigzagline style, surrounded by extensive floral design: ELKHART TRIUMPH / MADE BY / ELKHART / MUSICAL INST. / CO. / ELKHART IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 692 / 2 / PAT’D. JAN. 13 ‘12
DescriptionSilver-plated brass body
Fixed leadpipe, converted S-shape with narrow, push-rod-activated quick-change to A slide at the first bow followed by the main tuning slide at the second bow
Main tubing enters third valve
Single water key at quick-change slide
French rim with iron wire insert
Three top-sprung Périnet valves, spring outside stem, two unequal lugs on ring for aligmnent in grooves inside valve casing. Touchpieces with mother-of-pearl inlay.
DimensionsHeght: 371 mm
Bell diameter: 122 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.7 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. 200-201.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03704
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