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A rare crescent-shape taille de cornet à bouquin, which features six finger holes (no thumb hole) and a closed key. It is composed of two carved-out wooden halves that were glued together and wrapped with leather. The ivory ring and mouthpiece are not original.
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Title: Tenor Cornetto in D
Date: 17th century
Geography: France
Culture: French
Medium: Wood, leather, metal
Dimensions: Length of tube 908 mm without mouthpiece, Diam. of bell 74 mm at widest
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number: 89.4.1130
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