1876 Conn and Dupont Four-in-One Cornet GL-031_A1-31

cornet

Jul 16

Written By Zoe Larson

Title: Cornet

Maker: C. G. Conn and Dupont

Model: Four-in-One

Date: 1876

Geography: Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Material: Brass

Serial Number: 67

Accession Number: GL-031_A1-31

Provenance: Unknown gift

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: Silver-plated, bell interior burnished

Lacquer: TBD

Engraving: No decorative engraving. Engraved with “Made by / Conn & Dupont / Elkhart Ind. / Presented to J M Vallette / By / Members of Downers Grove / Silver Cornet Band. / Feb 15, 1877.”

Mouthpiece: TBD

Accessories: TBD

Case: No

Notes:

“67” stamped on pigtail
Featured in “Elkhart's Brass Roots” exhibition of 1994 (item #2).
The Conn and Dupont Four-in-One cornet model was originally advertised as the “American Register Valve Cornet.”