1876 Conn and Dupont Four-in-One Cornet GL-029_A1-29

Title: Cornet

Maker: C. G. Conn and Dupont

Model: Four-in-One

Date: 1876

Geography: Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Material: Brass

Serial Number: 299

Accession Number: GL-029_A1-29

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Description

Key: C (The Four-in-One model was designed to be playable in four keys—E-flat, C, B-flat, A—but the parts for E-flat, B-flat, and A are missing.)

Pitch: High

Finish: TBD

Lacquer: No

Engraving: Engraved bell with “Conn and Dupont / MAKERS / ELKHART, INDIANA / Pat. Jan. 22nd 1878. / No. 199516” inside a circle, surrounded by bands of leaf decoration. The name “B.G. Smith” (in cursive) is inscribed inside a sun shape, which would have been a personalization after the plating process.

Mouthpiece: No

Accessories: Has the “C” pigtail; missing one or two pigtails and shanks needed for other keys. No shank on instrument.

Case: No

Notes:

• The Conn and Dupont Four-in-One cornet model was originally advertised as the “American Register Valve Cornet.”

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