Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ etc, with alternative mouthpipe for C.

Boosey & Co

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Alternative Title

Cornet.

Instrument

Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

United Kingdom ; London ; Europe ; England

Date Made

1895

Description

Technical description: silver-plated brass; two water-keys; fitting for music card holder, clamping on outer leg of 3rd v.t.s. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem; alignment by (slightly unequal) spacing of 3 lugs on spring anchor plate. Nominal pitch: Bb etc, with alternative mouthpipe for C. 3 valves. Maker: Boosey & Co. London. 1895. Serial number: instrument 47395; valves 40777. According to the firm's archives [instruments books], the instrument was "Bb Cornet extra" Model A5 made by Jacob in a batch of 6. Overall size: 314; bell 125. Sounding length: Length of bit (a) 46.1; of shank (b) 88.9; of shank (c) 165.1, Overall air column length of crook 341. Bore: bit (a) at distal end (minimum bore) 7.8; shank (b) at c 35mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.9; shank (b) at distal end 9.4; shank (c) at c 35mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.7; shank (c) at distal end 10.0; crook(d) at c 60mm from mouthpiece receiver 9.3; crook (d) at distal end 9.6; instrument body at c 30mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore) 10.3; m.t.s. at c 321mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bore 11.5; distal end of alternative mouthpipe, at c 348mm from shank/crook receiver, bore 11.1; v.t.s. (3,2,1) 11.5; B = 0.63 (with Bb shank). Dia of mouthpiece receiver: Internal tapers of bit (a) 9.4 8.8; shank (b) 9.7 9.1, shank (c) 9.5 9.0, crook (d) 9.9 9.4; shank/crook receiver taper on body of instrument 10.7 10.7; shank/crook receiver taper of alternative mouthpipe 11.9 11.0. Inscribed on bell "CLASS.A" / trumpet and banner trademark with "TRADEMARK" and "BOOSEY" / "LIGHT VALVE / BOOSEY & Co. / MAKERS / 295 REGENT STT / LONDON / 47395"; on valve stems, top and bottom caps, and side of casings "10", "11", "12"; on side of 2nd valve casing: trumpet and banner trademark with "TRADEMARK" and "BOOSEY", and "40777".

Notes

R. Parks, 26.5.03; bore profile by L. Norman and H. Sugimoto on file.

Measurements

314; bell 125.

Provenance

According to the firm's archives [Boosey & Co Stock Books], "B♭ Cornet Plating A5"; entered in stock 25 Sep 1895; sold 1 Jan 1896 to F. Danby. ; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

4256

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