Alto cornophone. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Fontaine Besson
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Alternative Title

Cornophone alto.

Instrument

Cornophone

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Fontaine Besson

Place Made

Paris; France; Western Europe; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1903

Description

Technical description: Nickel-plated brass; French belll rim. In E-flat alto without tuning-slide extension; the bore profile differs from that of the F alto. With fitting for music-card holder; no water-key. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom-sprung with alignment by key on piston.

Notes

A. Myers, bore 14.12.13, description 15.2.14.

Measurements

parallel to valves from level of highest point on bell to lowest point on bow, 400; bell 138.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

6191

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