Cornet Omnitonique

Gautrot aîné

1847 · Brass · Musical Instruments

Patented in 1847, this cornet has Périnet valves and can be made playable in the keys of B-flat, A, A-flat, G, F, E, E-flat, and D by pulling out the slide, turning the valve, or doing a combination of both. The invention made it possible to avoid exchanging independent extension tubes to effect a change of key.

Artist

Gautrot aîné

Date

1847

Medium

Brass

Culture

French

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 2003