Cornet. Nominal pitch: B♭ etc.
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Photo by Raymond Parks © The University of Edinburgh
Alternative TitleCornet à pistons. |
InstrumentCornet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerGuichard |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Paris; Europe; France |
Date MadePost 1827, probably c 1840 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass, with 2 shanks and 4 crooks; fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 2 Stölzel valves, with wax partitions. Maker: Guichard. Paris. Post 1827, probably c 1840. Overall size: 264; bell 120 122. Sounding length: instrument with shank (a), minimum 1310; overall air column lengths of shanks and crooks: shank (a) 80.2; shank (b) 145.5; crook (c) 277; crook (d) 351; crook (e) 542; crook (f) 803. Bore: shank (a) at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.2; shank (a) at distal end, 9.6; shank (b) at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.3; shank (b) at distal end, c 9.5; crook (c) at c 40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.2; crook (c) at distal end, 9.7; crook (d) at c 25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.2; crook (d) at distal end, 9.7; crook (e) at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.1; crook (e) at distal end, 9.6; crook (f) at c 35mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.8; crook (f) at distal end, 9.8; instrument body at c 40mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore) 10.5; m.t.s. at c 272mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bores 10.7; m.t.s. at c 390mm from shank/crook receiver, tuning slide bores 11.0; centre of valve cluster at c 301mm from shank/crook receiver, v.t.s. bore (2,1) 11.6; 655mm from bell end, c 11.8; c 240mm from bell end, 16.7. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: shank/crook receiver taper on instrument 11.2 10.8. m.r.t. on shank (a) 9.5 9.2; shank (b) 9.5 9.3; crook (c) 9.7 9.3; crook (d) 9.8 9.3; crook (e) 9.6 9.3; crook (f) 9.7 9.2. External taper on shank (a) 10.6 not tapered; shank (b) 10.2 11.3; crook (c) 10.4 10.7; crook (d) 10.6 10.7; crook (e) 10.6 10.9; crook (f) 10.3 10.8. Inscribed on bell: monogram GA (or AG) / "GUICHARD BREVETÉ / A PARIS"; on short shank (a) "SI"; on long shank (b) "LA"; on crook (c) "LAB"; on crook (d) "SOL"; on crook (e) "FA"; on crook (f) "MI". Purchased with and possible formerly used with mouthpiece (3860). Illustration references: World Wide Web picture at http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ Previous ownership: ex François Camboulive collection; found in the attic of a house in Auris, Oisans, Isère, France in August 1997. |
NotesR. Parks 20.03.99, 28.5.99, bore 15.4.00. |
Measurements264; bell 120 - 122. |
Provenanceex- François Camboulive collection; found in the attic of a house in Auris, Oisans, Isère, France in August 1997.; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number3859 |