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Clarinet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker: C. G. Conn
Date: 1905-1906 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: Improved System Wonder Clarinet
Serial No: B 10198 H
SignedOn bell: MADE BY / C.G. Conn (in cursive) / ELKHART / INDIANA
On barrel: Conn (in cursive)
On barrel: Conn (in cursive)
MarkingsOn top joint above A key: OUR LABEL / [within chevron: MPB / B&SW] / FACTORY 34
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 17 touchpieces; 5 rings; ebonite body; silver-plated keys, rings, ferrules; "Improved Wonder System" with many fingering alternates including Pupeschi key, left hand alternate F/C touchpiece, patent C-sharp, articulated G-sharp; has rollers for little finger keys.
Set of two clarinets with NMM #00734.
Set of two clarinets with NMM #00734.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 575 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.8 mm
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 575 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.8 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00735