Trumpets

Cornetto - GK

Western Europe

Wood, leather

GK scripted on the brass

The Cornetto was developed around the beginning of the 14th century, making it a contemporary of the early slide trumpets. It remained in common use well into the 17th Century. This cornetto (Reproduction) is a leather-covered conical wooden pipe about 24 inches (60 centimetres) long, octagonal in cross section, with finger holes and a small horn or ivory mouthpiece.

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Catalog#: HWMC

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