Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ etc.

Alternative Title

Cornet à pistons.

Instrument

Cornet

Instrument Family

Wind

Place Made

Western Europe; Europe; France

Date Made

Circa 1840

Description

Technical description: Of german silver (maillechort). Model of cornet with wide minimum bore, comparable with the British cornopean. Shanks for B♭ and A; crooks for A♭, G, F and E; coupler for E♭ to be used with crook for F. Valve type: 3 Stölzel valves in V-formation, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by screwed pins which also locate lower end of spring; metal partitions (coquilles). France. Circa 1840. Overall size: 266; bell 125. Sounding length: minimum 1400; overall air column lengths of shanks (a) 81, (b) 142; crooks (c) 267, (d) 342, (e) 539, (f) 673; coupler (g) 265. Bore: shank (a) at c 15mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.8; shank (a) at distal end, 9.5; shank (b) at c 15mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.8; shank (b) at distal end, 9.8; crook (c) at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.0; crook (c) at distal end, 10.0; crook (d) at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.1; crook (d) at distal end, 10.2; crook (e) at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.3; crook (e) at distal end, 10.1; crook (f) at c 35mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.3; crook (f) at distal end, 9.9; coupler (g) at c 25mm from shank/crook receiver (minimum bore) 10.7; coupler (g) at distal end, 10.2; instrument body at c 45mm from shank/crook/coupler receiver (local minimum bore) 10.8; m.t.s. at c 215mm from shank/crook/coupler receiver, tuning slide bore 11.3; (all v.t.s. stuck); 700mm from bell end, c 11.0; c 289mm from bell end, 15.6. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. of shanks and crooks (a) 9.9 not tapered, (b) 9.9 not tapered, (c) 9.9 9.3, (d) 10.1 9.4, (e) 10.0 9.4, (f) 10.0 9.4; external taper of shanks, crooks and coupler (a) 10.8 12.1, (b) 10.9 11.9, (c) 11.1 11.9, (d) 11.1 11.9, (e) 10.9 11.9, (f) 11.0 11.8, (g) 11.1 11.9; taper on coupler (g) to receive shank or crook 11.4 10.9; shank/crook receiver taper 12.0 11.1. Valve type: 3 Stölzel valves in V formation, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by screwed pins which also locate lower end of spring; metal partitions (coquilles). No inscriptions on instrument. Shanks, crooks and coupler inscribed with identifying letters on diamond shaped plate: shanks (a) "SI"; (b) "LA"; crooks (c) "LA B"; (d) "SOL"; (e) "FA"; (f) "MI"; coupler (g) "MI B". With wooden fitted case, probably original. Valve touchpieces missing; lug broken off short shank (a). Usable pitch: Plays at A4 = 435 Hz or slightly lower. Performance characteristics: Intonation imperfect: best with crook for F (e). Previous ownership: ex Bruno Kampmann collection.

Notes

T. Hewat, 25.5.92; R. Parks, 16.1.93, 28.5.99.

Measurements

266; bell 125.

Provenance

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

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3269