Cornet, B-flat, A, low pitch
Date1917-1918 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone
Serial No.36722
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by asymmetrical design: THE / BUESCHER / ELKHART / IND.Stamped on second valve casing: TRUE TONE [triangle, tuning fork, and bell trademark] / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED / LP / 36722 / 15
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Engraved below signature on bell: USQMC
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Manufactured for the USQMC during WW I.
DimensionsHeight: 410 mm
Bell diameter: 120 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. 64.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04118
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