Swedish cornet or soprano flugelhorn. Nominal pitch: 3¼-ft E♭.

Ahlberg & Ohlsson

Photo by Dominic Ibbotson © The University of Edinburgh

Alternative Title

Kornett.

Instrument

Soprano flugelhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Ahlberg & Ohlsson

Place Made

Sweden; Europe; Stockholm; Northern Europe

Date Made

Late 19th Century

Description

Overall size: 320; bell 89. Sounding length: minimum 945. Bore: distal end of shank at c 7mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.9; centre of valve cluster at c 138mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3), 1st v.t.s 10.8; (2nd valve no tuning slide); 3rd v.t.s. 11.0; 473mm from bell end, c 14.5; c 315mm from bell end, 20.5. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: shank m.r.t. 11.1 10.9 (hardly a taper). Technical description: brass, 3 valves; ligature tuning at mouthpipe. Valve type: 3 rotary valves. Inscribed on bell: crown trademark / "AHLBERG & OHLSSON / STOCKHOLM / ETABL. 1850 : KUNGL. HOFLEVERANTÖR / Älvsjö Folkskolor / No.12 / Langbrodal"; on key side of keymount bar "STOCKHOLM" and "AHLBERG & OHLSSON" and "ETABL.1850" and crown trademark; on reverse side of keymount bar "1153".

Notes

R. Parks 16.12.95.

Measurements

320; bell 89.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3499