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Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch
Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch
Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch

Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch

Date1917-1920 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.B54707L
SignedOn top joint and bottom joint: C. G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA (all in oval cartouche)
MarkingsOn barrel and bell: TRADE / [eagle] / MARK
Case stamped: John Zeeland
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 14 touchpieces; 5 rings; ebonite body in good condition; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp; includes 4 right hand side keys and forked E-flat/B-flat on top joint.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 595 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.6 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesDeborah Check Reeves. "Historically Speaking," The Clarinet, Vol. 45 No. 4 (Sept. 2018), pp. 20-21.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00552
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