Cornet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
F. Besson
Date1867-1869 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelÉtoile
Serial No.6474
SignedStamped on bell: FR / F. BESSON / BREVETÉE / 7 RUE DES / 3 COURONNES / PARIS. / [five-point-star]MarkingsStamped on valve casing and bottom valve caps, respectively: 16 17 18
Stamped on second valve casing: BESSON / [crown] / BREVETÉ / 6474
DescriptionSilver-plated brass body, main tuning slide at second bow, high/low-pitch tuning slide at third bow, removable leadpipe, modèle français bell orientation (bell centered between leadpipe on the right and valves on the left); three top-sprung Périnet valves, spring outside stem, alignment by key on piston.
The Étoile (Star) model was based on French Patent no. 76605, issued to Madame Besson (Florentine née Ridoux) on May 29, 1867. Characteristics of this model are the unaligned first and third-valve loops.
DimensionsHeight: 13-5/8 in (346 mm)
Bell diameter: 4-3/4 in (121 mm)
Bore: 0.450 in (12 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesDavid Wayne Knutson, A Catalogue of the European Cornets and Trumpets at the Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Illinois, 1992, pp. 244-247.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04252
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