Clarinet, B-flat
Date1928-1931 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone
Serial No.249564
SignedOn bell: [within shield surrounded by floral design] THE / BUESCHER / ELKHART / – IND. – / U.S.A.Badge on case: BUESCHER / ELKHART, IND.
MarkingsOn bell and case: U.S.Q.M.C.
Above bell: [within musical triangle with hanging bell in background] TRUE-TONE / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
Stamped above bell: 249564
Description2 sections: barrel with tenon, one-piece body and bell. Boehm system; metal body and keys; single-wall construction; barrel has double-wall tuning slide construction.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 600 mm
Bore at bottom of barrel: 14.5 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00672
On View
Not on viewPan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1931-1956 ca.
Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1917-1956 ca.
Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1931-1956 ca.