Cornet. Nominal pitch: The inscribed gradations suggest C, but playing tests suggest B♭.
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Alternative TitleCornet. |
InstrumentCornet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerLouis Müller |
Place MadeWestern Europe ; Europe ; France |
Date MadeAfter 1836 - 1867 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass. Each tuning-slide has one male and one female leg. With one crook. Unusual feature of adjustable restrictor at entry from leadpipe to valve section, purpose unknown, possibly a built-in mute. Fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, cork buffers on top caps. Maker: Louis Müller. Lyon. After 1836 1867. Overall size: 323; bell 128. Sounding length: overall air column length of crook 682. Bore: crook at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.9; crook at distal end, 10.5; instrument body at c 80mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore) 10.8; v.t.s. at c 370mm from shank/crook receiver, valve tuning slide bore (1,2,3) 10.9; m.t.s. 10.7 10.9. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: crook m.r.t. 9.5 8.9; external taper diameter 11.3 12.2; shank/crook receiver taper 12.1 11.5. Inscribed on bell: floral motif / "MÜLLER / A LYON" / floral motif / monogram M; on male leg of 1st and 3rd valve tuning slide "SOL / LAB / LA. / SIB / SI.". Crook inscribed on mouthpiece receiver ferrule "MI.". Underside of touchpieces stamped ".", "..", "...". All shanks and crooks (except the crook for E) missing. Purchased by lender with, not formerly used with mouthpiece (3755). Illustration references: World Wide Web picture at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ |
NotesR. Parks 20.9.97, 26.11.99. |
Measurements323; bell 128. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number3754 |