Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1929 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model38H
Serial No.259090
SignedEngraved on bell in badge and floral design: MADE BY / C. G. Conn Ltd. (script) / ELKHART – IND. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on lower outer slide tube: 38H / 259090 / P
Stamped on lower cork barrel: 259090
Stamped on upper outer slide tube: 3L
Stamped on mouthpiece receiver: 3
Stamped on slide receiver: 5 / 38H
Engraved on one side of counterweight: C. G. Conn Ltd. (script)
Engraved on other side of counterweight: C. E. Vik (script)
DescriptionBrass; with (later) nickel-plated brass inner slides and stockings. Satin silver finish with burnished engraving. Gold-plated bell interior.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7 in (178 mm)
Primary bore: 0.478 in (12.1 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 58, plate 59.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00485
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