Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ etc.

Gautrot

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Alternative Title

Cornet.

Instrument

Cornet ; Cornet/Cornets/Wind/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Gautrot

Place Made

Paris ; France ; Western Europe ; Europe

Date Made

Post 1845, probably c 1870

Description

Technical description: Brass, with detachable bell and curved reinforcing bar on bell bow. Ligature tuning at mouthpipe; external diameter of shank and crook tenon c 9.75 long main tuning-slide, maximum length of pull 122; Instead of numerous terminal shanks and crooks, there is one shank and one crook to be used as alternatives, each with adjustable depth of insertion; together with long main tuning-slide, all the usual tonalities are obtainable. Ligature attachment of bell, tenon length 25.This model has the valve cluster placed closer to the mouthpiece receiver than with the standard French cornet. Support ring for R4 on mouthpipe; this ring has a threaded fitting for music card holder, not present. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston. Repair History: Some parts (e.g. crook) replacements made to order of previous owner. Maker: Gautrot Paris. Post 1845, probably c 1870. Overall size: 322; bell 115. Sounding length: length of tuning shank 87; overall air column length of tuning crook 540; maximum addition of tuning shank to air column length 77; maximum addition of tuning crook to air column length 76; maximum addition of main tuning slide to air column length 244mm. Bore: tuning shank at c 25mm from shank/crook receiver (minimum bore) 9.1; tuning shank at distal end, 9.1; tuning crook at c 80mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.8; tuning crook at distal end, 8.8; valve cluster at c 312mm from shank/crook receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1), 11.4; m.t.s. 11.5 11.7; bell joint 12.2. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. on tuning shank 9.7 9.1; on tuning crook 9.7 9.0. Inscribed on bell "Gautrot Brevete / A PARIS" / trademark anchor with rope and letters GA, within an ellipse; on sides of valve casings and top caps "1", "2", "3". Some parts (e.g. crook) replacements made to order of previous owner. Illustration references: World Wide Web picture at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ Previous ownership: ex Bruno Kampmann collection.

Notes

R. Parks 5.10.96, 11.9.99; A. Myers, 26.11.99.

Measurements

322; bell 115.

Provenance

ex- Bruno Kampmann collection. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3711

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