Cornet, C, low pitch, B-flat, high pitch, A, high pitch
Maker
Ernst Theodor Seltmann
Date1880 ca.
Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
ModelCopy of Courtois Arban model
Serial No.9056
SignedEngraved on bell: E. SELTMANN / MAKER / PHILA – PA / No 9056MarkingsStamped on valve casings, caps, and spring stems, respectively: 7, 8, 9
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, bell interior and valve caps gold-plated, double loop, main tuning slide at second bow, removable leadpipe (shanks), C attachment bypassing leadpipe and inserted instead of main tuning slide, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by three unequal lugs on spring anchor plate, pistons nickel-plated brass, double water key (first and third bow), single water key at C attachment, windway 3-2-1
Silver-plated brass tuning shanks for B-flat and A; C attachment with telescopic tuning slide fixed by ligature screw.
The instrument is of the highest grade, lavishly decorated with floral engravings. It copies the Arban model by Antoine Courtois, Paris.
DimensionsHeight: 303 mm
Tube length: 1205 mm, 1149 mm, 1283 mm, 1350 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.3 mm, 8.9 mm, 11.6 mm, 11.6 mm (0.458 inches)
Bore diameter (shanks, C-attachment, range initial, minimum): 9.2–9.1 mm, 8.8–8.9 mm
Bell diameter: 128 mm (5 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Jack Silver, Washington, D. C., 1985.
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. 60, 77, 269.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06825
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