Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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Photo by Raymond Parks © The University of Edinburgh
InstrumentCornet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerCourtois & Mille |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Paris; Europe; France |
Date Made1888-1889 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Silver-plated brass. The leadpipe goes between the two legs of the 3rd valve tuning-slide. Leadpipe enters 3rd valve casing at the front; 3rd valve loop leaves from left and returns to right; bellpipe exits 1st valve casing at the left. With double water-key with single touchpiece. The moving part of the main tuning-slide has the proximal outer leg and the distal inner leg. With shank for B♭. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung with spring in hollow upper stem; alignment by unequal lugs on spring plate. Maker: Courtois & Mille. Paris. 1888 89. Serial number: 16522. Overall size: 309; bell 126. Sounding length: Shank overall length 88. Bore: shank at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.6; shank at distal end, 9.3; instrument body at c 30mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore) 10.4; m.t.s. at c 260mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bores 11.4 11.7; v.t.s. (3,2,1) 11.7. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: shank m.r.t. 9.7 8.6; shank external taper 10.6 11.3; shank/crook receiver taper 12.2 11.1. Inscribed on bell "MÉDAILLE / DE / 1RE CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855" within circle, and "Médaille / LONDRES 1862 / Exposition Universelle / PARIS 1867 / Médaille d'Honneur / EN ARGENT / ANTOINE COURTOIS & MILLE / MILLE SR / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL / 88. rue Des Marais St. Martin / Paris / 1ER PRIX / GRANDE MÉDAILLE D'OR / EXPOSITION DE MOSCOU 1872 / & MÉDAILLE D'OR PARIS 1878 / S. ARTHUR CHAPPELL / Sole Agent / 52 New Bond Street / London"; on sides of valve casings and inner stems, and on bottom caps "1", "2", "3". Stamped inside 3rd valve top cap "16522". Usable pitch: Plays at Old Philharmonic pitch. Performance characteristics: Free blowing and well in tune. Illustration references: Campbell et al. 2004, p.164 Figure 5.7b. |
NotesArnold Myers; T.R. Hewat, 25.5.92; R. Parks, 30.1.93, 24.4.99. |
Measurements309; bell 126. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2973 |