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Re: dating cornets

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: dating cornets
From: A Myers <am@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:25:36 +0100 (BST)
In-reply-to: David Taylor's message of Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:07:14 +0100
Priority: low
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dave Taylor wrote (12.9.99):

> I'm trying to find the date of a cornet made by Joseph Higham of
> Manchester, serial number 54172. Any help would be appreciated.

The Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
website, in particular the page

     http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ubl/ublh2.html

Gives serial numbers and dates for instruments, including a number by
Higham.  54172 is from the mid-1890s. 

			 Arnold Myers	

Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments,
Reid Concert Hall,  Bristo Square,  EDINBURGH  EH8 9AG,  U.K.
Fax:  +44 (0) 131-650 2425 (Faculty of Music)
E-mail:  A.Myers@xxxxxxxx
Web URL:  http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/


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