Cornutum. Nominal pitch: 4-ft C.

Gisborne

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Alternative Title

Cornutum.

Instrument

Cornet ; Cornet/Cornets/Wind/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Gisborne

Place Made

Birmingham ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Date Made

1845 or soon after

Description

Technical description: silver-plated brass; ligature tuning-slide at mouthpipe. Valve type: unusual windway arrangement in pistons, see literature reference.

Other Information

Inscribed on bell "PATENT / GISBORNE / MAKER / 37 SUFFOLK STREET / BIRMINGHAM"; on embossed plate on 2nd valve casing "REGISTERED / APRIL 23 / 1845". General literature references: A similar but not identical is described and illustrated in GSJ March 1984, vol XXXVII, pp.112 113 and Plate X.

Notes

R. Parks 19.3.05.

Measurements

383mm; bell 128mm Bore: at distal end of ligature tuning slide 9.5; v.t.s. (1,2,3) 9.5. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.9 9.4.

Provenance

ex- Don Lock collection, purchased by Lock from the estate of Norman D'Ath in 1975. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4468