Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Henry Keat

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Instrument

Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Henry Keat

Place Made

United Kingdom ; London ; Europe ; England

Date Made

Post 1865, probably c 1880

Description

Technical description: Brass; compact layout. Leadpipe enters 1st valve casing at the back; 1st valve loop leaves from right and returns to right; 2nd valve loop leaves from right and returns to right; 3rd valve loop leaves from right and returns to right; bellpipe exits 3rd valve casing at the front. No water-key. With shank. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom-sprung; alignment by key on piston. Maker: Henry Keat. London. Post 1865, probably c 1880. Overall size: 272; bell 113. Sounding length: instrument with shank, minimum 1279; overall length of shank 80. Bore: shank at c 25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.0; shank at distal end, 9.8; instrument body at c 60mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore) 10.5; m.t.s. at c 362mm from shank/crook receiver, and m.t.s. at c 459mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bore 10.5; centre of valve cluster at c 533mm from shank/crook receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 11.1; 640mm from bell end, c 11.6; c 289mm from bell end, 16.4. B = 0.60. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: Shank m.r.t. 9.6 9.2, external taper 11.1 12.0. Shank/crook receiver taper 11.7 11.2. Inscribed on bell "BY APPOINTMENT TO THE WAR AND INDIAN OFFICES" in elliptical pattern around lion and unicorn crest / "HY KEAT & SONS / 105 / MATTHIAS RD / LONDON / N.". Shank inscribed on mouthpiece receiver ferrule "KEAT LONDON". Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch.

Notes

Arnold Myers; L. Haigh, 25.9.85; R. Parks, 17.11.90, 6.2.93, 8.5.99, bore 8.4.00.

Measurements

272; bell 113.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

Mickleburgh Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

1152

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