Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ - A.

Rudall Carte

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Instrument

Cornet/Cornets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Rudall Carte

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1908

Description

Technical description: Short model; silver-plated brass, Patent Conical Bore; windway runs mouthpiece receiver - main tuning-slide - A shunt - 2 - 1 - 3 - bell. With two water-keys, on main tubing and bow of the A shunt; with fitting for mucis-card holder on 3rd valve tuning-slide outer. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top sprung with compression spring outside stem; alignment by taquet on the piston engaging with a channel in the casing interior.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 18.5.20 (measurements); 18.5.20 (description).

Measurements

from plane of bell to bow proximal 290; bell 121.

Provenance

Presented in 1920 to the "Comrades of the Great War (Manchester)". ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

6735