Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ etc.
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InstrumentCornet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerButler |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom ; London ; Europe ; England |
Date Made1865-1898 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Silver-plated brass. With water-key. With shank for B♭ (not original). Valve type: 3 Stölzel valves, spring outside stem but enclosed in capsule; alignment by key on piston; metal partitions. Maker: Butler. London. 1865 98. Overall size: 286; bell 121. Sounding length: shank overall length 83.6. Bore: shank at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.7; shank at distal end, 10.0; instrument body at c 45mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore) 9.7 (some denting); m.t.s. at c 225mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bore 11.2; v.t.s. (3,2,1) 11.6. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. of shank 9.7 8.8; shank external taper 11.3 12.0; shank/crook receiver 12.0 11.1. Technical description: Silver plated brass. With water key. With shank for Bb (not original). Valve type: 3 Stölzel valves, spring outside stem but enclosed in capsule; alignment by key on piston; metal partitions. Inscribed on bell: monogram JB / "BUTLER / HAYMARKET / LONDON"; on ferrule of shank/crook receiver "E"; the monogram is hard to decipher, but it looks more like `JB' than `GB'. Screw missing from music card holder. Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch. Specific usage history: According to donor, was used by a bandmaster at Whithorn. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: According to donor, was used by a bandmaster at Whithorn. |
NotesArnold Myers; L. Haigh, 28.9.85; R. Parks 2.10.93, 28.5.99. |
Measurements286; bell 121. |
ProvenanceGift of J. Watters of Crieff, 1984. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2436 |