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| American Alto Horns |
| 1. Alto Horn, Jos Bohmann, Chicago, c.1890, brass, 3 piston valves, the bell prettily engravd with a pair of brids, Joseph Bohmann was a Czech stringed
instrument maker who emigrated to America in 1873, his company continued to the 1920s, bell diameter 7-3/4", (Our #22754) | $250. |
| 2. Alto Horn, SLATER, M., Brass, 3 piston valves, bell badly dented, (Our #24917) | $125. |
3. Alto Horn, Stratton, John F, New York, 1895-1912, brass, piston valves,pearl caps on knurled buttons, missing cup to water key, bell has been previously
straightened and has three cracks in the metal, uppermost section of tubing also has ruptures and is fragile, (Our #22574)  | $200. |
| 4. Solo Alto Horn, HORST, FRITZ, Altona (Hamburg), c. 1900, brass with German silver mounts, 3 piston valves, bell-front alto, good condition with some
bell dent, (Our #24919) | $700. |
| 5. Solo Alto Horn, SLATER, M., New York, c.1900, bell front, nickel plated brass, 3-piston valves, nice recent repairs, (Our #24920) | $700. |
| Bugles |
| 11. Bugle, ENGLISH, 1920-40, unstamped, military bugle, copper with brass bell garland, lead pipe and guard, lead pipe is bent and split, (Our #24927) | $75. |
| 12. Bugle, Hawkes & Son, London, 1889-95, copper with brass garland, lead section, & mouthpiece, engraved: CLASS B/ HAWKES & SON/ Denman
Street/ Piccadilly Circus/ LONDON, minor dents throughout, playable, (Our #25104) | $150. |
| 13. Bugle, Potter & Co., Henry, London, non-keyed, copper with brass garland, length-270mm, good condition with minor dents throughout, bell stamped
1928 (possibly date of manuf.), with original mouthpiece, (Our #24461) | $150. |
| 14. Bugles, English, a pair of brass & German-silver military bugles, both with bell garlands; one with applied brass emblem depicting a crowned eagle
with the initials ER & having a bell diameter of 113mm & length of 257mm, very good condition with some dent; the second with decoration & having a bell diameter of 116mm and a length of
245mm, with mouthpiece & in a poorer state with extensive dent, (Our #25761) | $150. |
| 15. Keyed Bugle, American, mid-19th century, 6-keyed blugle in copper with brass keywork, bell garland & lead-pipe, length: 18-1/2"; bell diam.: 6-1/8", very
good condition but for one touch broken off at end (second key in from the bell), needs a clean-up & pads, overall tubing length about 49.5", (Our #26039) | $2,200. |
| 16. Keyed Bugle, Christman, C. G., New York, c.1835-40, a silver plate on the bell engraved: C.G.Christman/ N York; in copper with 6 brass keys on brass
saddles, brass bell garland, with original pigtail crook, original & in excellent condition, tubing is about 49", bell diameter 6-3/16", length-458mm, (Our #22666) | $4,000. |
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| Cornets & Related Small Brass |
| 17. Cornet, C. G. Conn, Elkhart, Indiana, 1929, gold-plated, three-piston valves with pearl buttons, one orig. mouth piece and music stand/clip, orig. lacquer,
orig. hard case, the bell extensively engraved with floral designs and inscribed: VICTOR/C.G.CONN Ltd./ ELKHART. IND./ U.S.A., (Our #27813) | $1,500. |
| 18. Cornet, Lehnert, Henry, Philadelphia, 1890s, silver-plated, bell extensively engraved, 3 piston valves, dents & much finish wear, missing one button,
(Our #23993) | $350. |
| 19. Cornet, Lettau & Schrank, Austria, c.1915-20, probably made by another company for Lettau & Schrank, silver plate with nice floral engraving on the bell,
3 piston valves with original silver caps, one tubing dent, otherwise all in working order, with original case but no extra bits or mouthpiece, (Our #22748) | $200. |
| 20. Cornet in Bb, Henry Distin, Williamsport, PA, 1893, silver plate over brass, 3 piston valves marked 69-70-71, the center valve is also marked 8605,
decorative engraving on the bell and with stipple engraving on the tubing pretty much throughout, with a modern lead pipe, (Our #28762) | $375. |
| 21. Cornet in Bb, PEPPER, J.W., Philadelphia, stamp is in block letters, silver plate, shepherd's crook, piston valves, some old dents, no case, no leadpipe,
with mouthpiece, (Our #24936) | $250. |
| 22. Cornet in Bb, Pepper, J.W., Phialdellphia, brass, 3 piston valves with plain caps, plain-no decorative bell engraving, no case, (Our #22216) | $125. |
| 23. Cornet in Bb, William Seefeldt, Philadelphia, c.1890, brass with with no bell garland, 3 piston valves, 2 lead pipes and mouthpiece, needs a bit of
soldering but no major dents or frozen slides, overall very good condition, in its original leather carrying case, (Our #29175) | $350. |
| 24. Cornet in Bb, William Seefeldt, Philadelphia, c.1890, in brass, 3 piston valves, with original Seefeldt mouthpiece (mouthpiece st: J.LEVY'S/MODEL; &
W.SEEFELDT/ MAKER/PHILA); needs restoration, (Our #23730) | $400. |
| 25. cornet in Bflat, John F. Stratton, New York, c.1870, in brass with brass bell garland, 3 side-mounted string-rotary valves, tl: 327mm, bell diam: 114. with
orig. pigtail crook, in period wood box, excellent playable condition, engraved on a shield-shaped brass plaque: John F./ Stratton/ New-York., (Our #27812) | $2,500. |
| 26. Cornet in C, American, c.1875, in German silver, narrow bell garland, three top mounted rotary valves, bell diameter 4-3/16". Overall length 17-1/2",
like the #544 horn pictured in J. Howard Foote's 1993 catalogue, in a nice wooden box with a mouthpiece, in overall excellent condition, (Our #27362) | $3,000. |
| 27. Cornet in Eb, Boston Musical Instrument Mfy, c.1870s, three side-action string rotary valves, nickel silver body, in wonderfully maintained condition, fully
functional springs and string, 1st valve needs a bit of adjustment, characteristic Wright-style pigtail brace, slides are mobile, one repair band on the tubing between the 2nd and 3rd valves, one patch
on the lead pipe, with a very neat engraved "Wonder Model 19" mouthpiece, no case, (Our #27342) | $3,500. |
| 28. Flugelhorn, GAUTROT-MARQUET, Paris, c. 1875, 3 piston valves, with pigtail crook, (Our #24937) | $450. |
| 29. Rotary Valve Cornet, Boston Musical Instrument Manufy style, c.1870s, this looks very much like a BMIF horn, but has no name, if not by them it is likely
by someone who worked closely with them, silver plating with lacquer finish (replated), 3 side-mounted rotary valves, small bell garland (about 5/8"), no stamp (perhaps eradicated by replating), a bit
of wear to the lacquer, one little dent at the crook, 4-1/2" bell otherwise all nicely set up for playing with newly restrung valves, (Our #28761) | $1,200. |
| 30. Rotary Valve Cornet, Quinby Brothers, Boston, c.1865, the bell engraved: Made by / Quinbry Bros/ Boston., in German nickel silver, 3 string rotary
valves, lead section with screw adjustment mechanism, lovely condition with a very little bit of minor denting around the bass of the bell, otherwise very nice and original with the valves workin and
strings in tact, no case, virtually a double for the Hall & Quinby we also have, (Our #28763) | $3,500. |
| 31. Slide Cornet, C. G. Conn, Elkhart, 1921-22, silver-plated, stamped L.P. (low pitch), diameter of bell 4". Interior of bell is gold washed, overall length 21"
(slide closed), one water key, threaded tuning adjustment, with two mouthpieces and in the original case, overall excellent condition, (Our #27465) | $3,500. |
