Cornet, C, B-flat, A, high pitch / low pitch
Distributor
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Date1920 ca.
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Place DistributedCincinnati, Ohio, United States, North America
ModelLyric, no. 590
Serial No.3911
SignedEngraved on bell: Lyric / THE / Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. / CINCINNATI. / CHICAGO.MarkingsStamped on left side of second valve casing: 3911 and B
Stamped on valve stems: 3911
Stamped on valve casings and stems, respectvely: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, alternative main tuning slides at first bow for C (then single loop) or B-flat/A (double slide with three narrow bows serving high/low pitch and quick-change to A with push rod and lock nuts), fixed leadpipe, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by T-shaped lug on spring anchor plate, flat lug on opposite side, wide spring-barrel opening, nickel-plated brass pistons, single water key at each tuning slide, windway 3-2-1.
Two alternative tuning slides for C or B-flat/A and one shorter third valve slide (for C setting); silver lyre; cleaning stick
Silver-plated brass mouthpiece, stamped: VINCENT BACH CORP., NEW YORK 7
DimensionsHeight: 409 mm
Tube length: 1129 mm, 1264 mm, 1344 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slides, valve slides): 9.8 mm, 8.3 mm, 10.6 mm, 10.65 mm (0.419 inches)
Bell diameter: 118 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Jack Silver, Washington, D. C., 1983.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), pp. 159, 285.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06823
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