Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭/A

Boosey & Co

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Instrument

Cornet/Cornets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1921

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Leadpipe enters 3rd valve casing at the right; 3rd valve loop leaves from 30° left of front and returns to 15° right of front; bellpipe exits 1st valve casing at 15° left of back. Fixed mouthpipe model; with quick-change valve mounted on main tuning-slide. With double water-key with a single touchpiece; fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung with spring outside stem, alignment by key on piston; `Solbron' bronze valve pistons; rotary quick-change valve.

Notes

A. Myers (measurements) 6.7.23; (description) 13.5.24.

Measurements

from plane of bell to bow proximal 313; bell 123.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

6703