Cornopean. Nominal pitch: B♭ etc.

Charles Pace

Instrument

Cornopean

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Charles Pace

Place Made

United Kingdom; London; Europe; England

Date Made

1834-53, probably c 1845

Description

Technical description: Brass with nickel or nickel alloy garland, valve top caps and touchpieces, and clapper key. The moving part of the main tuning-slide has the inner legs; the moving parts of the valve tuning-slides have the outer legs. With two alternative short shanks (a) and (b) for B♭ (which could also be used as tuning bit with other shanks or crooks) and shank (c) for A; crooks (d) for A♭, (e) for G and (f) for F. Valve type: 3 Stölzel valves with spring inside intermediate sleeve; alignment by key on sleeve; metal partitions. Maker: Charles Pace. London. 1834 53, probably c 1845. Overall size: 265; bell 119. Sounding length: overall air column lengths of shanks (a) 39, (b) 51, (c) 137; of crooks (single coil) (d) 228, (e) 318, (f) 538. Bore: shank (a) at distal end (minimum bore) 9.6; shank (b) at distal end (minimum bore) 9.7; shank (c) at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver, 10.0; shank (c) at distal end, 9.5; crook (d) at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver, 9.9; crook (d) at distal end, 9.4; crook (e) at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver, 10.1; crook (e) at distal end, 9.5; crook (f) at c 60mm from mouthpiece receiver, 10.0; crook (f) at distal end, 9.5; instrument body at c 40mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore) 10.4; m.t.s. at c 325mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bore 11.4; v.t.s. 11.4. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: internal tapers of shanks (a) 11.4 10.3, (b) 11.4 10.6, (c) 11.4 10.8; crooks (d) 11.3 10.8, (e) 11.3 10.8, (f) 11.3 10.9; external tapers of shanks (a) 10.9 11.3, (b) 11.0 11.7, (c) 10.7 11.3, crooks (d) 10.7 11.1, (e) 10.7 11.2, (f) 10.7 11.2; shank/crook receiver taper 11.6 11.2. Inscribed on bell garland "IMPROVED / & MADE BY / CHAS PACE. / 49 KING ST / WESTMINSTER". No inscriptions on shanks (a) and (b). Inscribed on applied circular silver plates: on shank (c) "A"; on crooks (d) "Ab"; (e) "G"; (f) "F". With fitted polished wooden case with silver corners, with silver plaque inscribed "Mr J. Maxwell of Baillieston". Usable pitch: Plays c 60 cents above A4 = 440 Hz. Performance characteristics: Clapper key allows whole tone trills. Very soft sounding and not always a very round sound. Purchased by lender with but probably not formerly used with mouthpiece (2470). Previous ownership: Formerly stock of Messrs J. and R. Glen.

Notes

Arnold Myers; L. Haigh, 1.10.85; R. Parks, 6.2.93, 8.5.99.

Measurements

265; bell 119.

Provenance

Formerly stock of Messrs J. and R. Glen.; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2485