Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1910-1911 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelPerfec-Tone
Serial No.26710
SignedEngraved on bell within an oval, surrounded by symmetrical pattern: PERFEC-TONE / Made by / J. W. YORK / AND / SONS / Grand Rapids / Mich.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 26710
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Gold wash bell interior and signature. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Quick-change pushrod.
DimensionsHeight: 413 mm
Bell diameter: 118 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. 305.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04126
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