Cornet in B-flat
#9410John Augustus Köhler
ca. 1849
Brass, silver-plated
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Three disc valves with piston action, developed around 1847-49. The bore largely corresponds to that of a trumpet, but in England, such types played with a funnel-shaped mouthpiece bore were usually called cornets. The type of mouthpiece contributes much to the cornetlike character of the sound.
9410. Cornet in B-flat
OLELO HOIKE
- Anana
- Height: 13 in. (33 cm); Diameter (Of bell): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
- aie
- Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2002
- Helu Komo
- 2002.189a–f