Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ etc.

Charles Pace & Son

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Alternative Title

Cornet.

Instrument

Cornet ; Cornet/Cornets/Wind/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Charles Pace & Son

Place Made

England ; London ; Europe ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Post 1858

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass; extra-long m.t.s. spanning range from B♭ to G; music card holder originally fitted to 3rd v.t.s. casing (on a peg?). 3 valves. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung (unusual detail of spring outside a spigot on bottom of piston); alignment by key on piston. Maker: Charles Pace & Son. London. Post 1858. Overall size: 378; bell 116. Sounding length: overall length of bit 50.5. Bore: v.t.s. (3,2,1,) 10.5; m.t.s. 10.5 11.3. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.4 8.8; external taper of bit 8.8 9.4; m.r.t. of bit 9.4 9.0. Inscribed on embossed oval plate on bell "THE ALBION CORNOPEAN / CHAs. PACE & SON / INVENTORS & SOLE / MAKERS / No. 8 St. JOHN STREET / WESTMINSTER"; on distal ferrule of m.t.s. "Bb" and along inner slide "A", "Ab", "G". With fine mahogany fitted case with royal blue lining. music card holder fitting broken off but present; Purchased by lender and possibly formerly used with mouthpieces (4095 and (4096). Specific literature references: Sotheby's auction catalogue 14 16.11.00, lot 287.

Notes

R. Parks, 1.9.01.

Measurements

378; bell 116.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4094