Double horn, F, B-flat
Alternate name(s)
- French horn
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1924 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.214636
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. CONN Ltd. / ELKHART, IND / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 19 20 21
Stamped on F primary tuning slide ferrule: F
Stamped on B-flat primary tuning slide: Bb
Stamped on valve-saddle mounting bridge: MADE IN GERMANY
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver trim. Three rotary valves with string linkages. Piston change valve.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 320 mm
Bell diameter: 310 mm
Primary bore (F): 11.7 mm
Primary bore (B-flat): cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 142-143.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00927
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1930 ca.