Kenneth G. Fiske Museum
Cornets
Early Cornets
B213 Cornet in Bb, August G. Guichard, Paris, ca. 1835. Two Stölzel valves with crooks and shanks in A, Ab, G, F, Eb, and E.
B38 Cornet in Bb, Anonymous, of French origin, 1825-45. Two Stölzel valves with crooks in G and F.
B482 Cornet in B-flat, Charles Pace, London, ca. 1845. Three Stölzel valves.
B216 Cornopeon in Bb, Pask & Koenig, London, ca. 1850. Three Stölzel valves with crooks in G and F and shank in A.
B448 Coronet in Bb, Pask & Koenig, London, ca. 1850. Two Stölzel valves and one Perinet valve with A shank, period mouthpiece.
B238 Cornet in Bb, Antoine Courtois, Paris, ca. 1850. Two Stölzel valves and one Perinet valve with crooks in Ab and G and shank in A. Serial no. A242.
B221 Cornet in Eb, Anonymous, of French origin, ca. 1850. It resembles a soprano saxhorn with three early-style Perinet valves.
Circular Cornets
B12 Cornet [Bugle] in Eb, David C. Hall, Boston, 1862-1866. Three rotary “Allen” valves and mouthpiece engraved “D C Hall.”
B11 Cornet [Bugle] in C, attributed to John Stratton, New York, ca. 1870, engraved “Pullman Tonnelle & Co., New York.” Three string-activated rotary valves.
B391 Cornet in Bb probably of German origin, ca. 1870. Three string-activated rotary valves.
B399 Cornet in C, Gebrüder Hug, Zurich-Luzern, ca. 1900. Three mechanically-activated rotary valves. Small “Kuhlo horn.”
B53 Cornet in Bb, Bohland & Fuchs, Graslitz, ca. 1920. Three mechanically-activated rotary valves.
Echo Cornets
B56 Cornet in Bb, Frederick W. Busch, New York, ca. 1880.
B55 Cornet in Bb, Boosey & Co., London, 1884, serial no. 27955.
B481 Cornet in Bb, F. Besson, London, ser. 40547, ca. 1888-89.
B285 Cornet in Bb, Higham Co., Manchester, ca. 1890.
Cornets in E-flat
B400 Cornet, Hall & Quinby, Boston, ca. 1860. Side-action rotary valves.
B40 Cornet, Isaac Fiske, Worcester, ca. 1870. Push-rod valves.
B52 Cornet of U.S. origin, ca. 1870. Side-action rotary valves.
B211 Cornet, Antoine Courtois, Paris, ca. 1875. Serial no. 9836. Perinet valves.
B432 Cornet, Moses Slater, New York, ca. 1875. Top-action rotary valves.
B47 Cornet, Boosey & Co. London, 1878, serial no. 21347. Engraved: "Trademark Distin, Patent Light valve 20621, Wm. A. Pond Co., Sole Agents, NY".
B337 Cornet, Quinby Bros., Boston, ca. 1880. Top-action rotary valves, engraved "REMEMBER Your Friend B.M.H."
B252 Pocket cornet of German origin ca. 1880. Engraved: “R. Wurlitzer & Bro., Cincinnati”. Mouthpiece by William Seefeldt.
B332 Pocket Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1885, serial no. 8308.
B383 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and Worcester, ca. 1890, serial no. 18057.
B177 Cornet, of German origin ca. 1890. Engraved "Hermann Hommel".
B415 Cornet probably of German origin ca 1890. Engraved “Lyon & Healy, Champion”.
B343 Cornet, C. G. Conn, Elkhart, ca. 1895, serial no. 33159. One Bb shank and two A shanks.
B431 Cornet of German origin, ca. 1900. Three rotary valves.
B456 Cornet, Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Ltd., London, ca. 1930. “The Triumphonic, Class A.”
B457 Cornet in E-flat and C, Dominic Calicchio, Los Angeles, ca. 1975.
Cornets in B-flat to 1900
B160 Cornet, Hall & Quinby, Boston, 1861. Side-action rotary valves, engraved “2 Ms. Inf. 1861”.
B168 Cornet [Valve Bugle], E.G. Wright & Co., Boston, ca. 1865. Side-action rotary valves.
B351 Cornet, E. G. Wright, Boston, ca. 1865. Four side-action rotary valves. The fourth valve operated by the first finger of the left hand lowers the pitch by one-half step.
B338 Cornet, Hall & Quinby, Boston, ca. 1865. In C and low pitch Bb with side-action rotary valves.
B398 Cornet probably of German origin, ca. 1865 Side-action rotary valves, engraved: “Lyon & Healy/Chicago”.
B361 Cornet, Gilmore & Co., Boston, ca. 1866. Side-action rotary valves.
B218 Cornet, Distin & Co., London, 1869, serial no. 10428. Sold to J. B. Almond and used in the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City.
B379 Cornet, Isaac Fiske, Worcester, ca. 1869. Side-action rotary valves.
B209 Cornet attributed to Antoine Courtois, Paris, ca. 1870, engraved J.H.F. [John Howard Foote, New York]. Three Stölzel valves and crooks in Ab and G.
B142 Cornet, Isaac Fiske, Worcester, ca. 1870. Push-rod valves, crook in G, shanks in Bb and A, and a high-pitch tuning slide.
B333 Cornet, John Stratton, New York, "Long model", ca. 1870. Side-action rotary valves.
B404 Cornet probably of German origin, ca. 1870. Side-action rotary valves, engraved: “Lyon & Healy”.
B329 Cornet, Anonymous of U.S. origin, ca. 1870. Side-action rotary valves.
B41 Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, 1871. Side-action rotary valves, engraved "Presented to Rufus Williams by the Haverhill Cornet Band, Feb. 17, 1871".
B42 Cornet in Bb, F. Besson, London, 1874, concertist model, ser. no.
16839.
B43 Cornet, Antoine Courtois, Paris, ca. 1875. Shank in A, engraved "S. Arthur Chappell Sole Agent, London". Serial no. 9360.
B235 Cornet, Halari, Paris, ca. 1875. Shank in A and crook in Ab, engraved: "Alfred Hays, London".
B280 Cornet, Moses Slater, New York, ca. 1875. Side-action rotary valves and patent date of 1873 stamped on the valve levers.
B372 Cornet, attributed to Schuster, Neukirchen, ca. 1875. Side action rotary valves, engraved with a Crown and two medals marked Oporto and Philadelphia.
B474 Cornet, Isaac Fiske, Worcester, Massachusetts, ca. 1875. Push-rod valves.
B475 Cornet in Bb, Martin & Co., New York, ca. 1875. Side-action rotary valves.
B331 Cornet, Conn & Dupont, Elkhart, ca. 1876, serial no. 214. Two coiled receivers, Bb shank, three mouthpiece bits, a "cushion-rimmed" mouthpiece, and a Besson model mouthpiece.
B335 Cornet, Conn & Dupont, Elkhart, ca. 1878, serial no. 415. Two coiled receivers, one straight receiver, three mouthpiece bits, “Pat. Jun 22, 1878”. Wonder model mouthpiece, Conn mouthpiece.
B377 Cornet, Conn & Dupont, Elkhart, ca. 1878, serial no. 1149. Silver-plated, engraved: “Chas. E. Millard/a present/from Brother KEN”; “Pat. Jun. 22, 1878”.
B263 Cornet, Antoine Courtois, Paris, ca. 1880. Shank in A, Levy model. Serial no. 10936.
B206 Pocket Cornet, Besson, London, ca. 1880, serial no. 23264. Engraved: “Louis Schreiber, New York”.
B246 Cornet, Quinby Brothers, Boston, ca. 1880.
B336 Cornet of French origin, ca. 1880. Crook in G.
B417 Cornet of French origin, ca. 1880. Three Stölzel valves and Ab crook.
B381 Cornet, Ferdinand Van Cauwelaert, Brussels, ca. 1880.
B402 Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, ca. 1880. Side-action rotary valves.
B403 Cornet probably of German origin, ca. 1880. Side-action rotary valves, engraved: “Wurlitzer Bro., Cincinnati, O”.
B36 Pocket Cornet, Antoine Courtois, Paris, ca. 1880. Engraved: "Tourist's Cornet; J. Howard Foote Sole US Agent New York and Chicago; Fillmore Music Co., Cincinnati, Ohio". Serial no. 12699.
B44 Cornet, Antoine Courtois, Paris, ca. 1880. Engraved: "Levy's Model, J. Howard Foote Sole US Agent, New York and Chicago." Serial no. 13889.
B390 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart, Indiana, ca. 1881, serial no. 6343.
B393 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart, Indiana, ca. 1883, serial no. 8317.
B51 Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1884, serial no. 8169. Two crooks one with a valve for a ½ step change, engraved: "1 Ne Plus Ultra".
B322 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart, Indiana, ca. 1884, serial no. 10408.
B389 Cornet, S. R. Leland & Son, Worcester, ca. 1885, serial no. 238.
B217 Cornet, attributed to Gautrot, Paris, ca. 1885, serial no. 1705. Engraved: "Henry Distin importer for J. W. Pepper, Philadelphia and New York".
B244 Cornet, Courtois & Mille, Paris, ca. 1885. Shank in A, Arban model.
B386 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart, Indiana, ca. 1886, serial no. 12320.
B420 Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1887, serial no. 9331.
B385 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and Worcester, ca. 1888, serial no. 15048.
B382 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and Worcester, ca. 1888, serial no. 15344. With a half-step rotary valve.
B409 Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1889, serial no. 10354. Patent dates engraved for 1881 and 1883.
B50 Cornet, S. R. Leland & Son, Worcester, ca. 1890, serial no. 2579. Two mouthpiece shanks.
B210 Cornet, Courtois & Mille, Paris, ca. 1890. Crook in Ab and shank in A, Arban model. Serial no. 18462.
B245 Cornet, of French origin, ca. 1890. C slide, engraved: “George Baring & Son, London".
B297 Cornet, attributed to Gautrot, Paris, ca. 1890. Engraved: “George Baring & Son, London, England, 1891, 1463".
B306 Cornet, E. R. Voigt, Markneukirchen, ca. 1890.
B328 Cornet, Standard Band Instrument Co., Boston, ca. 1890, serial no. 502.
B347 Cornet, A. Müller, Aachen, ca. 1890. Side-action mechanically activated rotary valves.
B399 Cornet, Gebrüder Hug, Zürich-Luzern, ca. 1890. Three rotary valves with mechanical action. Called a “Kuhlo” horn.
B376 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and Worcester, ca. 1891, serial no. 20756.
B387 Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1891, serial no. 11271.
B350 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and Worcester, ca. 1893, serial no. 25924.
B317 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1893, serial no. 26306. “Connqueror” model.
B365 Cornet, F. Besson Co., London, ca. 1893, serial no. 51613.
B37 Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1894, serial no. 12845. Side-action string activated rotary valves.
B334 Cornet in C, Bb, and A, John Welsh Pepper, Philadelphia, ca. 1894. Two coiled mouthpiece receivers and one straight mouthpiece receiver, Premier model.
B243 Cornet, Courtois & Mille, Paris, ca. 1895. Shank in A, Arbuckle model. Serial no. 18842.
B423 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and Worcester, ca. 1895, serial no. 33063.
B343 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1895, serial no. 33159. One Bb shank and two A shanks.
B446 Pocket Cornet, F. Jaubert, Paris, ca. 1895. Imported by Lyon & Healy, Chicago.
B412 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1896, serial no. 34113.
B143 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and Worcester, ca. 1898, serial no. .
B225 Cornet, J. W. York & Sons, Grand Rapids, ca. 1898, serial no. 7882. “Monarch” model.
B378 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and Worcester, ca. 1899, serial no. 53817.
B375 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and New York, 1899, serial no. 66177. Engraved: “Presented to Frank E. Hours/BY THE/NEW YORK, JERSEY CITY/Letter Carriers/Band Sept. 4th 1899”.
B419 Cornet of French origin, ca. 1899. Engraved: “J. W. Pepper, Philadelphia, Importers”. Serial no. 25616. History of ownership on paper.
B39 Cornet in Bb, Anonymous, marked "Paris," 1900. Three Stölzel valves with crooks in G and F.
B46 Cornet, Lyon & Healy, Chicago, ca. 1900. Gold-plated, with lever for changing from B-flat to A, marked “J. Neumann’s Pat. Apr. 11, 99”, engraving on bell of factory at 199-203 Wabash.
B215 Cornet, Holton [attributed], Elkhorn, ca. 1900, serial no. 2964, bit in A.
B380 Cornet, Higham Co., London, ca. 1900, serial no. 14752. With an A crook.
B396 Cornet, Lyon & Healy, Chicago, ca. 1900. “F” model.
B397 Cornet, Conn Co., Elkhart and New York, ca. 1900, serial no. 60560.
B314 Cornet, Hawkes & Son, London, ca. 1900.
B320 Cornet in C or B-flat of French origin, engraved “Pierre Sartel & Co., Paris”, ca. 1900. With B-flat crook.
B321 Cornet in B-flat or A, Buescher Manufacturing Co., Elkhart, ca. 1901, serial no. 407. Epic system, silver plated with tuning mechanism, spit valve on side.
B326 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart and New York, ca. 1901, serial no. 68484.
B342 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart and New York, ca. 1901. With one valve section, two shanks, 2 mouthpieces in a case.
B410 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1901, serial no. 69396. Silver plated.
B208 Cornet in B-flat or A, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1905, serial no. 91935. Silver plated, Perfected Wonder model.
B210 Cornet in B-flat, A or A-flat, Courtois & Mille, Paris, ca. 1905, serial no. 18462. Silver plated, tuning bit in A and crook for A-flat, Arban model signed “FL”, with mouthpiece.
B239 Cornet in C, B, B-flat or A, Courtois Co., Paris, ca. 1905, serial no. 1339. Silver plated, with two transposing valves
B274 Cornet in B-flat of Czech origin, stamped “Lamoreaux Frères”, ca. 1905. Advertised in Sears Roebuck catalog, 1908.
B275 Cornet in B-flat of Czech origin, stamped “Marceau”, ca. 1905. Nickel silver, advertised in Sears Roebuck catalog, 1908.
B276 Cornet in B-flat of Czech origin, stamped “M. Dupont”, ca. 1905. Nickel plated, advertised in Sears Roebuck catalog, 1908.
B340 Cornet in B-flat, Henry Distin, Williamsport, Indiana, ca. 1905. With two valve sections, four mouthpiece bits, two mouthpieces in case.
B418 Cornet in C, B-flat or A, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1905, serial no. 92904. Silver plated with gold wash bell.
B437 Cornet in B-flat, Besson & Co., London, ca. 1905, serial no. 77412. Silver plated, formerly owned by Herbert L. Clarke.
B411 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1906, serial no. 97122. Silver plated.
B289 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1907, serial no. 105086. Silver plated, Conn-queror or crossover model.
B327 Cornet in B-flat, J. W. Pepper, Philadelphia, ca. 1907, serial no. 49616. Silver plated.
B339 Cornet in B-flat or A, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1907, serial no. 18010. Silver plated with two valve sections (including one rotary half-step valve), two bits, two mouthpieces in case.
B388 Cornet in B-flat or A, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1907, serial no. 17995. Silver plated with half-step rotary valve.
B422 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1907, serial no. 103419. Silver plated with gold wash bell.
B427 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1907, serial no. 104797. Silver plated Conn-queror model.
B236 Cornet in B-flat or A, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1908, serial no. . Wonderphone model.
B424 Cornet in C, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1909, serial no. 115853. Silver plated, New Creation model.
B45 Cornet in B-flat, Bohland & Fuchs, Graslitz, ca. 1910.
B53 Cornet in E-flat, Bohland & Fuchs, Graslitz, ca. 1910. Rotary valves.
B154 Cornet in B-flat, Holton, Chicago, ca. 1910.
B214 Cornet in B-flat of French origin stamped Gonet et Cie, ca. 1910. Silver plated, stamped B & J, New York.
B233 Cornet in B-flat, Bohland & Fuchs, Graslitz, ca. 1910. Rotary valves.
B344 Cornet in B-flat, Buescher Co., Elkhart, ca. 1910. With four valve sections in case.
B349 Cornet in E-flat, Lyon & Healy, Chicago, probably of German origin, ca. 1910. Champion model.
B373 Cornet in B-flat, Hawkes & Son, London, ca. 1910, serial no. 47368. Brass, satin finished bell.
B413 Cornet in E-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1910, serial no. 120895. Silver plated with gold wash bell.
B395 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1911, serial no. 122102. Silver plated.
B144 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1914.
B34 Cornet in B-flat probably of US origin, ca. 1915.
B145 Cornet in B-flat probably of German origin, ca. 1915. Stamped “Boston Musical Co.”.
B161 Cornet in B-flat or A, Meredith, Marion, Ohio, ca. 1915. With compensating tubing.
B229 Cornet in B-flat, Courtois et Mille, Paris, ca. 1915, serial no. 1408. Silver plated, with mouthpiece shank in A, With mouthpiece in case.
B237 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1915, serial no. 6495. Professional model.
B243 Cornet in B-flat, Courtois, Paris, ca. 1915, serial no. 18844. Silver plated, Arban model.
B247 Cornet in B-flat or A, J. W. York [attributed], Grand Rapids, ca. 1915. With crook in A, stamped Henri Gautier, virtuoso model.
B48 Cornet in B-flat, E. A. Courturier, LaPorte, Indiana, ca. 1888, serial no. M4940. Conical bore construction.
B250 Cornet in B-flat, Hawkes & Son, London, ca. 1920, serial no. 56309. With shank in A, Clippertone model.
B347 Cornet in B-flat, A. Müller, Aachen, ca. 1920. Side-action valves.
B366 Cornet in E-flat, Boosey & Co., London, 1922. Rotary valves, Solbron model.
B296 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1923, serial no. 201530.
B261 Cornet in B-flat, J. W. York [attributed], Grand Rapids, ca. 1925, serial no. 3417. Silver plated, stamped Frank Millard, Plymouth, Michigan.
B430 Cornet in E-flat probably of German origin, ca. 1925. Rotary valves.
B150 Cornet in B-flat, Art Musical Instruments Inc., Elkhart, ca. 1935.
B151 Cornet in B-flat, F. E. Olds & Son, Los Angeles, ca. 1940.
B153 Cornet in B-flat, Conn Co., Elkhart, ca. 1940. Stamped Continental, Colonial model.
B158 Cornet in B-flat, probably of French origin, ca. 1940.
B257 Cornet in B-flat, Holton & Co., Elkhorn, ca. 1940, serial no. 135584. Long model 29 cornet.
B384 Cornet in B-flat of US origin, ca. 1940. Silver plated with A crook, stamped “Challenge Trade mark”.
B364 Cornet in B-flat, Besson & Co., London, ca. 1944, serial no. 128469. Brass with satin finish.
B148 Cornet in B-flat, Boosey & Hakes, London, ca. 1945. Oxford model.
B455 Cornet in B-flat, Couesnon, Paris, 1945.
B147 Cornet in B-flat, H. N. White Co., Cleveland, ca. 1950.
B157 Cornet in B-flat probably of English origin, ca. 1950.
B152 Cornet in B-flat, Olds, Fullerton, ca. 1955.
B155 Cornet in B-flat, Getzen Co., Elkhorn, ca. 1955. 80 Deluxe model.
B156 Cornet in B-flat, York, Grand Rapids, ca. 1960.
B212 Cornet in B-flat, Courtois, Paris, ca. 1960. Silver plated, opera model.
B282 Cornet in B-flat, Couesnon Co., Paris, ca. 1960. Lafeyette model.
B219 Cornet in B-flat, Kühnel & Hoyer, Markt-Erlbach, 1968, serial no. 24427. Silver plated.
B241 Cornet in E-flat, Yamaha Co., Hamamatsu, ca. 1980, serial no. 11099. YCR 2615 model.
B414 Pocket cornet in B-flat, Hakadin & Sons, Pakistan, ca. 1980.
B458 Cornet in B-flat, Soviet brass instrument factory, St. Petersburg, ca. 1980. Three rotary valves.
B260 Cornet in B-flat of Japanese origin, ca. 1985. Stamped Cantabile.
B416 Cornet in B-flat, Kühnl & Hoyer, Markt-Erlbach, ca. 1985. Stamped Arkay.