Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ / A.

E.A. Couturier

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Alternative Title

Cornet.

Instrument

Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

E.A. Couturier

Place Made

Laporte ; North America ; United States of America

Date Made

Circa 1920

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Fixed valve loops with no tuning-slides; alternative main tuning-slides; the moving part of the main tuning-slides have the proximal outer leg and the distal inner leg. With music card-holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top sprung with compression spring inside hollow stem; alignment by two equal tabs on spring plate and matching slots in casing bore (so 180 degree misalignment is possible!). 1 rotary quick-change valve. Inscribed on bell "CONICAL BORE / PATD / E.A.Couturier Co / LAPORTE / IND"; on side of valve casings "1", "2", "3", and on reverse side of 2nd valve casing "PAT. SEPT.23, 13 / OTHER PATS. PENDING / SEP.24, 18. / M / 3701"; on side of hollow upper valve stems "3701 / 1", "3701 / 2", "3701 / 3". Cornet. Nominal pitch: Bb . A. Maker: Couturier. Laporte, Ind. Circa 1920. Serial number: 3701. Overall size: 495; bell 114. Sounding length: minimum 1354. Bore: instrument body at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (local minimum bore) 9.0; m.t.s. at c 325mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bores 10.8 11.0; (no v.t.s.; bores of valve ports are not circular, but for comparison figures are given for one port which is nearly circular on each piston) 3rd valve 11.4; 2nd valve 11.7; 1st valve 12.0; 677mm from bell end, c 11.92; c 278mm from bell end, 16.9. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.1 9.0. Decorative features: Floral motif around inscription on bell; mother of pearl buttons. In fitted case, probably original. Music card holder screw missing. Purchased by lender, probably formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with mouthpiece (3695).

Notes

R. Parks 15.6.96; A. Myers, m.t.s. bore 6.11.99.

Measurements

495; bell 114.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3694

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