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Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker: J. W. York & Sons
Date: 1910-1911 ca.
Place Made:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Model: Perfec-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
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
Bell diameter: 118 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. 305.
Object number: 04126