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Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
Alternate name:Recording bass
Maker: C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date: 1936 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: 22J
Serial No: 299815
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by Art Deco designs including a woman's torso in a pentagon: MADE BY / C. G. CONN LTD. / ELKHART – IND. / U.S.A.
MarkingsStamped on bell collar and bell: 22J 35
Stamped on valve casings and caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing and each piston: 299815
Stamped on second valve casing: PAT APD FOR
Stamped on valve casings and caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing and each piston: 299815
Stamped on second valve casing: PAT APD FOR
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving. Gold wash bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung short-action piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 1145 mm
Bell diameter: 610 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 19.4 mm (0.767 in)
Bell diameter: 610 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 19.4 mm (0.767 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesHarvey Phillips and William Winkle, The Art of Tuba and Euphonium (1992). Appendix B, p. 98.
Object number: 00363