Cornet, B-flat, A, low pitch
Date1901 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelEpoch
Serial No.3300
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by flowers and leaves: THE / BUESCHER MFG. CO. / UNEXCELLED (within tuning fork) / TRUE=TONE (superimposed on triangle and bell) / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED / ELKHART, IND.MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 3300 / PAT. MCH. / 19, 1901.
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Gold wash bell interior. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. "Epoch model" compensating valve system.
DimensionsHeight: 318 mm
Bell diameter: 124 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. 62-63.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04117
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