Tenor valve trombone, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1921-1922
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelNew Wonder
Serial No.78858
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART, / IND.MarkingsStamped on second valve case: PAT. JUNE / 15. 1886
Stamped on second valve case and pistons: 78858
Stamped on valve cases and pistons, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass (originally satin finish), mother-of-pearl (finger buttons), single loop body and single loop bell, tuning slide at foot, three bottom-sprung Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), alignment by one key on nickel-silver-plated brass pistons, single water key at main tuning slide, windway 3-2-1.
Patent refers to US patent No. 343,888 for windway improvements (granted June 15, 1886).
DimensionsLength (body): 1090 mm
Tube length: 2636 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.9 mm, 11.2 mm, 12.6 mm, 12.7 mm (0.5 inches)
Bell diameter: 178 mm (7 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1999 from Rich Ita, Atlanta, Georgia.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07367
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