Cornet a Pistons in B-flat
The instrument is a variant of the cornet a pistons, called Neocor; it features an upward pointing bell that is movably attached to the first valve; it comes with 2 shanks, 5 terminal crooks and a narrow shank for the crooks, permitting the instrument to be converted into the pitches Bb, A, Ab, G, F, E, and Eb; the cornet has 3 Stoelzel valves, which deepen the pitch by l, 1/2. and 1-1/2 steps respectively.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cornet a Pistons in B-flat
- Maker: Auguste Raoux (French, Paris 1795–1871)
- Date: 1845–50
- Geography: Paris, France
- Culture: French
- Medium: Brass, nickel-silver, mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions: 12 3/4 × 9 3/8 × 13 1/2 in. (32.4 × 23.8 × 34.3 cm)
Diameter (Of bell): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm) - Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
- Credit Line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2003
- Object Number: 2003.50a–o
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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