This instrument is a special type of Prussian cornet (Preußisches Kornett), sometimes called a “cornettino,” which is very high-pitched in the sopranino range. It is not to be confused with the Renaissance and Baroque cornett, which resembles a recorder and comes in straight and curved forms. The Prussian cornet was a staple of military music after Wilhelm Wieprecht (1802–1872) became director of Prussian military bands, and we have him to thank for the name “cornettino.” According to Sabine K. Klaus, “Wieprecht’s use of the terms cornettino and cornetto may well have been inspired by the soft timbre of the real cornetto (the wooden, leather-covered, lip-reed instrument with fingerholes) that was still played from some church towers in Germany at that time.” The bell on this instrument is badly dented, the slides and mouthpiece are missing, and the valves are heavily corroded.