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Cornet.

Technical description: Brass. French bell rim. Main tuning-slide proximal outer moving, distal inner moving. With coupler for E? for use with a crook for|F.; Nominal pitch: B? etc.; Type or system: 2 valves.; ; ; ; ;

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell near rim with crown / "LABBAYE BREVETÉ DU ROI A PARIS"; stamped on coupler "M.B".
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.11
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 250; bell 116.; Sounding length: ; Bore: instrument body at c|25mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore), 10.25; main tuning-slide, m.t.s. bore 11.0; valve cluster, v.t.s bore (2,1) c|12.0; at 12.9mm from bell end, 73.8.Bell cutoff |1500|Hz.