Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ / A.

E.A. Couturier
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Instrument

Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

E.A. Couturier

Place Made

Elkhart; North America; United States of America

Date Made

1913 or soon after

Description

Cornet. Nominal pitch: Bb . A. Maker: E.A. Couturier. Elkhart, Indiana. 1913 or soon after. Serial number: 1136. Overall size: 381; bell 118. Sounding length: with shortest main tuning slide, minimum 1281; alternative main tuning slides add 35mm and 47mm respectively. Bore: at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 8.7; m.t.s. at c 392mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bore 10.0; m.t.s. at c 522mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bore 10.6; centre of valve cluster at c 666mm from shank/crook receiver, v.t.s. bores (3,2,1) 10.8, 11.2, 11.4 respectively; 658mm from bell end, c 10.7; c 346mm from bell end, 15.1. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.0 9.0. Technical description: Nickel silver, gilt inside bell. Mother-of-pearl valve touchpiece inlays. Fixed mouthpipe. Quick-change for A. Two water-keys. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung with compression spring inside hollow stem; alignment by slightly unequal width of end of spring anchor bar (not foolproof, permits incorrect assembly). Rotary quick-change valve. Inscribed on bell "Conical Bore / PATENTED / E.A. Couturier Co Ltd. / SOLE MAKERS / ELKHART-IND"; on valve casings "1", "2" "3" and on back of 2nd valve casing "PAT.SEPT.23,13 / OTHER.PATS.PENDING" and "S / 1136"; on valve pistons "1" and "1136", "2" and "1136","3" and "1136". Playing accessories: 3 alternative main tuning slides. 2 alternative sets of 3 valve tuning slides. Detachable fitting for music card holder (not original). With black attaché case, lined with green velour and silk, with sash printed "CONICAL BORE / PATENTED / E.A. COUTURIER CO. LTD. / ELKHART, IND.". General literature references: COUTURIER, E.A., 1913. Cornet. U.S. Patent No 1,073,593, accepted 23rd September 1913. Usable pitch: High pitch and two slightly differing lower pitches; plays at A4 = 440 Hz with longest main tuning slide extended 20mm. Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (3428).

Notes

Arnold Myers; N. Parks 7.7.91; T.R. Hewat, 21.4.92; R. Parks, 5.6.93, 11.9.99, bore 8.4.00.

Measurements

381; bell 118.

Provenance

ex- Phil Palmer collection.; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3274

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