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, 9DescriptionSilver-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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