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Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch
Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch
Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch

Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch

Date1912-1917 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelElkhart Triumph
Serial No.782
SignedEngraved on bell, within a circle, surrounded by asymmetrical design: ELKHART TRIUMPH / MADE BY / ELKHART / MUSICAL INST. / CO / ELKHART, IND.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 782 / PAT’D JAN. 13. 12.
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Gold wash bell interior. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 340 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. 203.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04123
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