Tuba, E-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1898 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelNew Wonder
Serial No.62905
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: MADE BY / C.G. CONN / ELKHART, IND. / AND / NEW YORKMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: Pat. June / 15. 1886.
Stamped on second valve casing: 62905
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, burnished finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 785 mm
Bell diameter: 360 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 15.5 mm (0.612 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJohn Joseph Swain, A Catalog of the E-flat Tubas in the Arne B. Larson Collection at the University of South Dakota, Ph.D. Dissertation (East Lansing: Michigan State University, 1985), p. 174.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00270
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