c. 1880 Henry Gunckel Cornet GL-045_A2-05

Title: Cornet

Maker: Henry Gunckel

Model: N/A

Date: c. 1880

Geography: Paris, France

Material: Brass

Serial Number: N/A

Accession Number: GL-045_A2-05

Provenance: Possibly from Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Description

Key: A

Pitch: High

Finish: Nickel-plated

Lacquer: No

Engraving: Bell engraved with “HENRY GUNCKEL / PARIS”. No decorative engraving.

Mouthpiece: No

Accessories: No

Case: No

Notes:

• French import to the U.S. during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.

• No water key (this model did not have one).

• Long valve canisters

• Includes shank

• Pistons marked with “1,” “2,” and “3,” with “G” and “N” underneath “2” and “3”.

• Metal valve caps; no opening on bottom of valves.

• Pigtail has marking, reads “LAB”.

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