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Echo Bell Cornets Echo Bell cornets were made from the late 19th century until
the immediate post-WW1 era. They were unique in that they had a fourth piston valve, and a second bell, which tapered in the opposite direction as compared to the main bell. When the airflow was redirected
to the second bell (by depressing the fourth valve) a muted effect was achieved, not unlike that resulting from the use of a metal Harmon-style mute. Typically the echo bells were "attachments" which were
removable, so the horn could be held and played conventionally. But the fourth valve was, on most examples, a permanent part of the valve cluster itself. Nearly all makers of the time offered an echo bell
model, but few were made. W. Brown & Sons (4320) c1910 collection Nick DeCarlis F. Besson, London (35399) 1885 original echo cornet with reproduction echo bell, by Nick DeCarlis 1900 Courtois Echo Fabrication vintage/modern fabrication by Nick DeCarlis c1890 J. Higham (presumed) Echo cornet collection Nick DeCarlis c1895 H. Lehnert Echo cornet collection Wayne Collier 1900 Conn Wonder Echo Frabrication vintage/modern fabrication by Mark Metzler F. Besson, London (596XX) The Hal Oringer Collection F. Besson, London vintage/modern fabrication by Jules Prosser Boosey & Sons (14106) collection Marty Schmitt Boosey & Sons (26386) collection Richard Schwartz Frank Holton (2433) collection Thomas Meacham H. Distin collection Don Johnson 2004 Indian Echo Bell Cornet reproduction, collection Angela DeCarlis Five Echo Bell Cornets being played at Period Catalog ImagesFoote CourtoisBostonDistin
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Cornets For Sale |
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New "Echo Bell" Cornet Page! See several examples of these unsual cornets with two bells! |
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