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Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker: H. N. White Company
Date: 1939-1940 ca.
Place Made:Cleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
Model: King 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 / OHIO
Stamped on second valve casing, left side: -"KING"- / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE Co/ CLEV'D, O. / 236679 / MEDIUM BORE
Stamped 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
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)
Bore: 0.478 in (12.3 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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.
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.
Object number: 04119