Cornet a Pistons in B-flat

Auguste Raoux

1845–50 · Brass, nickel-silver, mother-of-pearl · Musical Instruments

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.

Artist

Auguste Raoux

Date

1845–50

Medium

Brass, nickel-silver, mother-of-pearl

Culture

French

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2003