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Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker: Frank Holton & Company
Date: 1907 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: Holton Cornet #1 Bore Profile
Serial No: 3564
SignedEngraved on bell within lyre, surrounded by floral, leaf, and symmetrical design: MADE BY / FRANK HOLTON & CO. / CHICAGO
MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 1 / FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 3564 [1 stamp on valve casing is a specific bore profile]
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Gold wash bell interior and trim. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 330 mm
Bell diameter: 127 mm
Bell diameter: 127 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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. 232.
Object number: 04122