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Cornet

Cornet made of silver-plated brass, having three top-sprung piston valves, with silver-plated nickel-silver buttons, and cork bumpers. There is a double water-key. Nominal pitch: B-flat.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: MEDAILLE / DE / 1ER CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855 (inside medal) / APPROVED BY / Hermann Koenig (gothic script) / New Model / OF / ANTOINE COURTOIS / Breveté / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE IMPÉRIAL / 88 rue des Marais St. Martin / CI - DEVANT RUE DU CAIRE / Paris / JULLIEN & Co. / Sole agents / 214 Regent St. London
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.11 Valve horns with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)
  • Repository:Museum of Army Music
  • Measurements:Length: 325mm; Height: 190mm; Bell diameter: 123mm; Sounding length: 1080mm