Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker
H. N. White Company
Date1939-1940 ca.
Place MadeCleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
ModelKing Master Model 1 Medium Bore
Serial No.236679
SignedEngraved on bell within ribbon design: KING / MASTER / MODEL / MADE BY / THE H. N. WHITE Co. / CLEVELAND / OHIOStamped on second valve casing, left side: -"KING"- / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE Co/ CLEV'D, O. / 236679 / MEDIUM BORE
MarkingsEngraved beneath signature: U. S.
Stamped on valve spring barrels: 236679
Stamped on main tuning slide: 679
Internal slides have score marks, labeled: A
Stamped on valve casings, stems, and largest guiding lug, respectively: 1 2 3
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished points. Gold wash bell interior. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 118 mm
Bore: 0.478 in (12.3 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesScott, Marshall L. "The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of the Shrine to Music Museum" DMA thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988: 287.
Spell, Clinton E. “A History of the H. N. White Co. and Its Products (1893-1965)” MM
Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2013, pp. 146-147.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04119
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