Showing results
Hide images
Cornopean
Cornet made entirely of brass with three early-model Stözel valves with horizontal screw going through valve casings. It has a straight B-flat tuning bit. The bell seam has a triangular gusset. Nominal pitch: B-flat.
- Date:
1844–56 - Maker:
Courtois, Antoine [Person] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
Loading... - Place of production:
Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.11 Valve horns with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)
- Culture:
- Period:
- Materials:
- Specific materials/techniques:
- Decorative elements:
- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: ANTOINE COURTOIS / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / RUE DU CAIRE A PARIS|Stamped on mechanisms: 1 2 3
- 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: 275mm; Height: 222mm; Bell diameter: 126mm; Sounding length: 1300mm; Tuning bit: 75mm