Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭.A.

Boosey & Co
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Instrument

Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

Europe; England; London; United Kingdom

Date Made

1918

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Leadpipe enters 3rd valve casing at the right; 3rd valve loop leaves from 30° left of front and returns to 15° right of front; bellpipe exits 1st valve casing at 15° left of back. Fixed mouthpipe model; with quick-change valve, probably original. With double water-key with a single touchpiece; fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung with spring outside stem, alignment by key on piston; `Solbron' bronze valve pistons; rotary quick-change valve. Repair History: Legs of main tuning-slide extended to lower from Old Philharmonic pitch; restored to high pitch in 2002. Cornet. Nominal pitch: Bb.A. Maker: Boosey and Co. London. 1918. Serial number: instrument 103019; valves 78949. According to the firm's archives [instrument books], the instrument was "Bb Cornet" Model A3a made by Last in a batch of 12. Overall size: 315; bell 119. Sounding length: minimum 1345. Bore: mouthpipe at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.1; m.t.s. at c 412mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 11.4; m.t.s. at c 507mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 11.4; centre of valve cluster at c 817mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.5; 673mm from bell end, c 11.5; c 297mm from bell end, 16.3; 15.5mm from bell end, 69. B = 0.65. Bell cutoff = 1400 Hz. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.8 9.1. Inscribed on bell "Acme Model / SOLBRON / (REGISTERED) / CLASS A" / "BOOSEY" in trumpet and banner trademark / "LIGHT VALVE / BOOSEY & CO / MAKERS. LONDON / 103019 / Guaranteed / British Made / Throughout"; on top and bottom caps and sides of valve casings "46", "47", "48"; on side of 2nd valve casing: trumpet and banner trademark / "78949". Legs of main tuning slide extended to lower from Old Philharmonic pitch; restored to high pitch in 2002.

Notes

Arnold Myers, bore 22.1.95; T.R. Hewat, 25.5.92; R. Parks 21.11.92, 3.4.99.

Measurements

315; bell 119.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2704

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