Cornettino. Nominal pitch: D.

Christopher Monk

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Instrument

Cornettino

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Christopher Monk

Place Made

United Kingdom ; Farnham ; England ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1967

Description

Technical description: Almost certainly modelled on the 1518 cornettino belonging to Anthony Baines (now x501 in the Bate Collection, University of Oxford). Wood, gently curved, with black-stained calfskin covering; silver mounts at each end and between L3 and R1 finger-holes. The first 145mm has a lozenge faceted exterior, the remainder is of octagonal exterior cross-section. The L0 thumb-hole has a brass bush. Distances to hole centres, hole diameters (along/across) and bore diameters:- 168 (7.55/7.55) 8.6. 192 (7.4/7.4) 8.45. 221 (9.35/7.95) 8.85. 251 (8.2/8.2) 10.35. 300 (10.5/10.35) 11.85. 334 (7.95/7.95) 13.5. 369 (9.15/9.05) 14.2.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Used by Christopher Monk (1921-1991) as a playing instrument.

Notes

A. Myers (measurements) 1.11.22; (description) 2.11.22; D.M. Campbell (playing tests and BIAS measurements) November 2022.

Measurements

from centre of entrance plane to centre of exit (bell) plane, 453; bell end (external from flat to flat) 27.55.

Provenance

Ex- Frank Tomes collection 220, bought probably 1993-94 from the estate of C.W. Monk. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

6633

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