Clarinet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1912-1914 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.B26948H
SignedOn top joint and bottom joint: C. G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA (all in oval cartouche)On barrel: [lyre] / H. BETTONEY / C B Co (in cursive) / BOSTON (all within oval cartouche)
MarkingsOn top joint above A key: OUR LABEL / [within chevron: MPB / B&SW] / FACTORY 34
On bell: TRADE / [eagle] / MARK
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 5 rings; ebonite body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp; has forked E-flat.B-flat; tunable barrel not original.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 573 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.8 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00602
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