This is a silver chrome cornet, embossed with the maker:
Lafleur
Imported By
Boosey & Hawkes London
Place of manufacture:
Made in Czechoslovakia
Serial number:
579632
The serial number dates the instrument as 1975.
'Boosey & Co. was a London-based music lending library and publisher founded by John Boosey in the 1760s, which later expanded into instrument manufacturing and merged with Hawkes & Son in 1930 to form the music publishing and instrument company Boosey & Hawkes.'
The cornet comes complete with its mouthpiece, how-to-play book and a black leather hard case.
Perfect for a Boosey & Hawkes collector, or for use.
Measurements:
Length of instrument - 34.5cm
Diameter of the bell - 12cm
Diameter of the mouthpiece - 2.8cm
Case measures - 36cm x 21cm x 14cm
Total weight - 3305g