Antique Horns » Quinby http://antiquehorns.com A blog about antique musical instruments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:31:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 2006-2007 antiquehorns@gmail.com (Antique Horns) antiquehorns@gmail.com (Antique Horns) http://antiquehorns.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Antique Horns http://antiquehorns.com 144 144 A blog about antique musical instruments Antique Horns Antique Horns antiquehorns@gmail.com no no Box Valve Cornet – For Sale http://antiquehorns.com/2009/03/29/box-valve-cornet-for-sale/ http://antiquehorns.com/2009/03/29/box-valve-cornet-for-sale/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:46:36 +0000 Gordon http://www.antiquehorns.com/?p=181 This box valve cornet is incomplete and possibly a pre-patent Quinby “style” cornet dating to circa 1870′s. It’s a three valve piston operated cornet top mounted valves. It is believed to one of only four known examples of this type of valve system. In addition to this instrument, there are only three others like this to exist. Two are in museums and the other one is in a private collection.

We are considering serious offers on this extremely rare cornet.  If interested, please submit your offer to Gordon via email gordonmedley (at) gmail dot com  Alternatively, you can reach us on our Contact page.

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