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A small S-shape and wide-bored haute contre de cornet à bouquin, which features six finger holes and an open key. It is constructed of two carved-out halves of wood, which were glued together and wrapped with leather. The ivory ring and mouthpiece are not original.
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Title: Tenor Cornetto in G
Date: 17th century
Geography: France
Culture: French
Medium: Wood, leather
Dimensions: L. of tube: ca. 75.5 cm (29-3/4 in.) wi/o mouthpiece; Diam. of bell: 6.3 cm (2-1/2 in.) at widest
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2201
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