Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ etc.

E. Daniel
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Alternative Title

Cornet.

Instrument

Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

E. Daniel

Place Made

Western Europe; Marseille; Europe; France

Date Made

Circa 1860

Description

Technical description: Brass. `Modèle français', with the valves positioned to the left of both mouthpipe and bellpipe. 3 normal valves and one special valve whose function is not clear.Windway leads from tuning-slide to 3rd valve via a longitudinal piston valve operated by the left hand thumb; this piston has three straight-through cocquilles: one aligned with the ports when valve not operated, one aligned with the ports when valve operated, and one without any apparent function. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves. Maker: E. Daniel. Marseille. Circa 1860. Serial number: 16. Overall size: 331; bell 119. Sounding length: Overall air column lengths: shank (a) 83.4; shank (b) 160; shank (c) 159.6; crook (d) 240; crook (e) 326; crook (f) 517. Bore: shank (a) at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.6; shank (a) at distal end, 9.4; shank (b) at c 25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.9; shank (b) at distal end, 10.0; shank (c) at c 25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.7; shank (c) at distal end, 9.7; crook (d) at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.7; crook (d) at distal end, 10.0; crook (e) at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.6; crook (e) at distal end, 9.9; crook (f) at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.8; crook (f) at distal end, 9.8; instrument body at c 30mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore), 10.4; m.t.s. 12.0; v.t.s. (3,2,1) 11.9. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. shank (a) 9.8 8.8; shank (b) 9.6 8.8; shank (c) 9.8 8.8; crook (d) 9.7 8.8: crook (e) 9.6 8.7; crook (f) 9.5 9.0. External tapers: shank (a) 11.0 11.7; shank (b) 10.9 11.7; shank (c) 11.0 11.8; crook (d) 11.0 11.9; crook (e) 11.1 11.9; crook (f) 10.4 11.6. Shank/crook receiver taper on instrument body 11.6 11.0.

Notes

R. Parks, 4.1.00, 29.1.00.

Measurements

331; bell 119.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3918

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