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Cornet in B-flat

Isaac Fiske (American, 1820–1894)
about 1870
Object Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Copper
Dimensions Length 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Foster Charitable Fund
Accession Number1991.14
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical instrumentsAerophones

DescriptionSoprano in B-flat. Copper body with nickel silver trim, valve assemblies and leadpipes. Three string-linkage rotary valves. Two separate leapipes are present, either of which can be joined to the instrument's tubing by one interchangable tuning slide. Missing mouthpiece and tuning shank.
InscriptionsEngraved on bell garland: Isaac Fiske, Maker. Worcester, Mass.
Provenance1991, sold by Lillian Caplin, The Center for Musical Antiquities, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 23, 1991)