Tuba, BB-flat, high pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1904 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.84655
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ornate floral design: MADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 84655
DescriptionBrass; originally silver-plated. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 890 mm
Bell diameter: 450 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 18.5 mm (0.735 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesSilva, Ana Sofia. "Digging the Fifties: A Curatorial Perspective on 50 Objects from the NMM Collections." NMM Notes (October 2023): 4.
Jeffery Paul Hodapp, The York Tuba: Design Idiosyncrasies that Contribute to its Unique Sound, DMA Dissertation (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002)
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00350
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