Over-the-shoulder cornet, B-flat
Maker
Robb Stewart
Date1986
Place MadeNorth Hollywood, California, United States, North America
Serial No.168
SignedEngraved on bell: Made by / R. StewartMarkingsStamped on valve caps and rotors: “1”, “2”, and “3”Stamped on first valve case: 168DescriptionBrass, one and a half loops, tuning slide at first bow; fixed leadpipe, three top-action string-operated rotary valves, horseshoe stop, spiral-spring return.
Copy of a typical Civil-War-era over-the-shoulder cornet.DimensionsHeight: 615 mm
Tube length: 1320 mm
Bore diameter (initial. minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.4 mm, 9.1 mm, 11.6 mm, 11.6 mm
Bell diameter: 115 mmProvenancePurchased in 1986 from Robb Stewart, North Hollywood, California.Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 3: Valves Evolve (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2017), p. 311.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06851
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