Cornopean, nominal pitch: B♭ etc

George Smith

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Instrument

Cornopean/Cornets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Cornopean

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

George Smith

Place Made

Birmingham ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1830-1846

Description

Cornopean. Nominal pitch: Bb etc. Maker: George Smith. Birmingham. 1830 46. Serial number: 35. Overall size: 250 perpendicular to bell; bell 117. Sounding length: with co shank or crook, minimum 1261; overall air column lengths: shanks (a) 71.4, (b) 140; crooks (c) 235, (d) 313, (e) 513. Bore: shank (a) at distal end (minimum bore) 9.7; shank (b) at distal end (minimum bore) 9.9; crook (c) at c 50mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.0; crook (c) at distal end, 10.0; crook (d) at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.0; crook (d) at distal end, 10.0; crook (e) at c 50mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.0; crook (e) at distal end, 10.2; instrument body at c 40mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore) 11.2; m.t.s. at c 222mm and c 378 from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bore (m.t.s. stuck); centre of valve cluster at c 666mm from shank/crook receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 11.6; 631mm from bell end, c 11.6; c 267mm from bell end, 16.4. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: internal tapers of shanks (a) 11.8 10.9, (b) 12.0 11.0, crooks (c) 11.7 11.3, (d) 11.7 11.0, (e) 11.8 11.0; external tapers of shanks (a) 10.9 11.7, (b) 11.0 11.8, crooks (c) 10.8 11.7, (d) 10.8 11.8, (e) 11.1 11.8; shank/crook receiver taper 11.9 11.4. Brass with silver garland, clapper key etc. Plain bell garland. Clapper key. Shanks for B♭ and A, brass with silver wings; single-coil crooks for A♭, G and F, brass with silver mouthpiece receiver ferrules. Valve type: 3 Stölzel valves with compression spring inside sleeve; alignment by key on this sleeve; metal partitions. Decoration: Knurled decoration on valve top caps and touchpieces. Clapper key embellished with inscribed pattern overall. Signature: Inscribed on bell "Improved / AND MADE BY / George Smith / 144, SNOW HILL / BIRMINGHAM / 35". With fitted wooden case with hairy lining.

Notes

R. Parks, 17.4.93, 4.9.99; bore 29.4.00.

Measurements

250 perpendicular to bell; bell 117.

Provenance

Formerly on loan to the Collection. ; Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by HM Government in 2025 from the estate of John William Phillips and allocated to The Musical Instrument Collection, University of Edinburgh.