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Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
Maker: C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date: 1920 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: New Wonder Monster Model
Serial No: 177076
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: MADE BY / C. G. CONN LTD / ELKHART / IND.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 177076
Stamped below signature: EXCHANGED FOR / NEW [BUESC]HER / ELKHART IND / 7742
Stamped on second valve casing: 177076
Stamped below signature: EXCHANGED FOR / NEW [BUESC]HER / ELKHART IND / 7742
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 950 mm
Bell diameter: 560 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
Bell diameter: 560 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesJeffery Paul Hodapp, The York Tuba: Design Idiosyncrasies that Contribute to its Unique Sound, DMA Dissertation (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002)
Object number: 00307