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Cornet, B-flat, A
Cornet, B-flat, A
Cornet, B-flat, A

Cornet, B-flat, A

Trade Name (trade name of Lyon & Healy)
Distributor
Date1890-1906 ca.
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelBeau Ideal
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: BEAU / IDEAL / CHICAGO
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on receiver ferrule: FRANCE
DescriptionBrass. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 12 in (305 mm)
Bell diameter: 4-15/16 in (125 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. 251-252.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04399
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