| ID |
Instrument |
Maker |
Model |
Serial# |
Manuf. Date |
Key/Pitch |
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| 9934 |
Euphonium; DB |
Buescher |
|
|
1922 |
Bb |
 |
| The Buescher Elkhart Ind
|
| 8455 |
Fluglehorn |
Besson |
Enharmonic Class A |
11477x |
1922 |
|
 |
| Engraved: CLASS A |
ENHARMONIC PATENT |
50 MEDALS OF HONOUR |
FB |
BESSON & CO |
“Prototype†|
198 Euston Road |
LONDON |
ENGLAND
Length:38cm
Bell: 14.5cm
|
| 7718 |
Trumpet |
Conn |
|
1975xx |
1922 |
Eb |
 |
|
|
| 6265 |
Tuba |
Boosey |
imperial |
115422 |
1922 |
Eb |
 |
| Engraved: Imper MOdel | Solbron | Registered | Class A | Grademank | Soosey | Compensating Pistons | Boosey & Co | Makers, London | 115422 | British Throughout
|
| 6042 |
Trumpet |
Conn |
4B? |
193xxx |
1922 |
|
 |
| bore: .459
|
| 5403 |
Helicon |
Lebrun |
|
|
1922 |
|
 |
| D&P Lebrun Brevetee Bruxelles
|
| 4711 |
Alto Horn |
Keefer |
|
10581 |
1922 |
Eb |
 |
|
|
| 4509 |
Helicon |
Conn |
|
154194 |
1922 |
BBb |
 |
| bell is 19in
|
| 4323 |
Baritone; DB |
Conn |
|
193xxx |
1922 |
|
 |
|
|
| 4166 |
Trumpet |
Keefer |
Mateey |
10618 |
1922 |
|
 |
|
|
| 3893 |
Trombone |
Buescher |
Grand |
108252 |
1922 |
|
 |
|
|
| 3746 |
Sousaphone |
Buescher |
|
122022 |
1922 |
BBb |
 |
| Bell: 24in
|
| 2978 |
Cornet |
Buescher |
|
122384 |
1922 |
|
 |
| 2nd valve casing is stamped LP C 15
freundtptcor: I noticed on the collars of all three valve slides is stamped Bb and on the insert part of each of these slides is stamped the number 34. The top main tuning slide has stamped "A" on the collar nearest the waterkey, while closer to the lead pipe end is stamped Bb on what appears to be an extension to the main tuning slide.
Pryorphone: The "extension" stuck before the first slide (IF it can be removed) does look long enough to put a C cornet into Bb (it should be about the length of the first valve). And the brace from the 3rd slide looks like it was purposely put on after that part for a reason.
The problem is, unless you got the slightly shorter 1st, 2nd and 3rd valve slides (which would be marked "C" rather than "Bb"), I am not sure it even makes any sense to see if the "extension" can be removed; the open notes will be in C, but all the notes that you use any valves for will be slightly flat (too long).
"LP" means that the horn was built to modern A=440 pitch.
The "15" is the model number.
It IS a C/Bb/A cornet. The first tuning slide crook is marked goes with the Bb "H" section, but is marked "A" because, as you can see, there is a threaded rod attached to it which, when pulled out, put the cornet in A. But only the Bb section has the post through which it is threaded. My C/Bb/A Conns are very similar, so that when you take the Bb/A section out, it is replaced by a c crook which has no rod. This is so that you do not have to unscrew the nut off the end, and keep track of it until you put it back in Bb. But it IS the same size (the crook). If fact, if you follow the link and look at my silver Conn closely, you will see that the lowest slide has a stop rod on it (it was the Bb/A slide), while the postcard picture with it has the C slide in, without it.
The valve slides are a bit more complicated. Rather than just pull them out, like you do on my Conns, you replace them. I would think that there would have been another set marked "C", to go along with the tuning slide.
Bb to A is only a half step, so most often cornet players were just expected to lip the notes down that used any valve tubing. If you can get your cornet up to C, you may find that you can do something similar. You will have to try those notes, and see how far out they are. You may be able to tune up well enough. You can see that the connections only seem a little longer than they need to be, so I would say "try it". You may be fine. If not, it may just take a little modification of the 1st and 3rd slides to get it to play in C.
|
| 2726 |
Alto Horn |
Conn |
|
99703 |
1922 |
|
 |
|
|
| 2471 |
Trumpet |
Bundy |
|
107228 |
1922 |
|
 |
| Engraved: Geo. M. Bundy Elkhart Ind. USA
|
| 2330 |
Cornet |
Keefer |
|
11234 |
1922 |
|
 |
| engraved: Made By Keefer Co. Williamsport PA
length 15 1/4in
images used courtesy of Wideangleman
|
| 2254 |
Trombone |
King |
4B |
|
1922 |
|
 |
| New Proportion or Artist Solo?
Bell: 7in
|
| 2116 |
Trumpet |
Buescher |
True Tone |
114842 |
1922 |
|
 |
| Engraved: The Buescher, Elkhart, Ind.
|
| 1783 |
Tuba |
Conn |
|
192505 |
1922 |
Eb/CC |
 |
| Eb converts to CC
bell 20in
37in tall.
Pryorphone: It is my guess that the valve slides cannot be pulled out far enough for proper tuning in C, and the the extension was a later add-on
|
| 1404 |
Trumpet |
Conn |
|
192367 |
1922 |
|
 |
| An auction reader said "This appears to be a Wurlitzer model"
|
| 1325 |
Cornet |
Boosey |
solbron class A model |
115725 |
1922 |
Eb |
 |
|
|
| 1119 |
Euphonium |
Boosey-Hawkes |
Solbron |
|
1922 |
|
 |
| Compensating
|
| 434 |
Alto Horn |
Keefer |
|
11217 |
1922 |
|
 |
|
|
| 355 |
Trumpet |
Holton |
Revelation Gen 2 |
75777 |
1922 |
LP |
 |
| Deluse Finish
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