Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Boosey & Co

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Instrument

Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

London ; Europe ; United Kingdom ; England

Date Made

1920

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Leadpipe enters 3rd valve casing at the right; 3rd valve loop leaves from 15° left of front and returns to 15° left of front; bellpipe exits 1st valve casing at 30° left of back. With single water-key. With shank for B♭. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung with spring outside stem; alignment by key on piston. `Solbron' bronze valve pistons. Maker: Boosey and Co. London. 1920. Serial number: instrument 107384; valves 83291. According to the firm's archives [instrument books], the instrument was "Bb Cornet" Model A6 made by Kensit in a batch of 12. Overall size: 328. Sounding length: overall air column length of shank 88.0. Bore: m.t.s. 11.6, v.t.s. (3,2,1) 11.5; bell 118. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: shank m.r.t. 9.6 8.8; shank external taper 10.7 11.5. Shank/crook receiver taper 11.5 10.6. Inscribed on bell "SOLBRON / (REGISTERED) / CLASS A" / trumpet and banner trademark / "LIGHT VALVE / BOOSEY & CO / MAKERS. LONDON / 107384 / Guaranteed / British Made / Throughout"; on side of valve casings "67", "68" / trumpet and banner trademark / "83291", "69"; on valve bottom caps "67", "68", "69"; no inscription on shank. Decorative features: Floral decoration around inscription on bell. Usable pitch: Plays at Old Philharmonic pitch. Performance characteristics: Free blowing with smooth tone. Lent with mouthpieces (829 and (830).

Notes

Arnold Myers; T.R. Hewat, 25.5.92; R. Parks, 14.11.92.

Measurements

328.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0222