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Soprano cornet
Single-coiled cornet made entirely of silver-plated brass, with three piston valves and one water-key located at the first bow. Additional long tuning shank at the mouthpiece receiver, attached through a ligature screw ferrule. Nominal pitch: E-flat.
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1889–94 - Maker:
F. Besson [Corporation] - Collection:
National Museum of the Royal Navy - Inventory number:
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Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.11 Valve horns with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: F. BESSON / BREVETE / 96 RUE D'ANGOULEME / PARIS|Stamped on second valve casing: 9658 P
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.11 Valve horns with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)
- Repository:National Museum of the Royal Navy
- Measurements:Length: 380mm; Bell diameter: 140mm