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Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch
Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch
Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch

Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch

Maker (distributor)
Date1880 ca.
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: AUGUST POLLMANN’S / LIGHT ACTION / NEW YORK
MarkingsStamped on leadpipe: E
Stamped on second valve casing: H
Stamped on valve casing, respectively: 244, 245, 246
DescriptionBrass, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, double loop, tuning slide at second bow, removable leadpipe (shanks), three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring outside stem, alignment by one key on piston (nickel-plated brass), single water key at first bow, windway 3-2-1.

Brass tuning shank for A (original) and B-flat (replaced)

August Pollmann's first known appearance in the literature is 1880. His close ties to Markneukirchen, Saxony, suggest that this instrument is likely a German import.

DimensionsHeight: 317 mm
Tube length: 1199 mm, 1263 mm, 1357 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slides, valve slides): 11.9 mm, 11.3 mm, 11.3 mm, 11.3 mm (0.446 inches)
Bore diameter (shanks, range initial, minimum): 9.6–9.2 mm, 9.6–9.1 mm
Bell diameter: 123 mm
ProvenancePurchased from H. Duane Birt, York, Nebraska, 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. 67-68, 77-78, 269.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06840
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