Cornet, B-flat
Trade Name
Lafayette
Date1937 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: La Fayette / ParisMarkingsStamped on leadpipe ferrule: SUPERIEUR
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing, opposite side: L / G / Z
DescriptionBrass. Three Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 12-1/4 in (311 mm)
Bell diameter: 4-3/4 in (121 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. 254-256.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04402
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