Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1908 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelImproved System Wonder Clarinet
Serial No.B13829L
SignedOn barrel and bell: C. G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA (all in oval cartouche)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; wood body but ebonite barrel; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp; "Improved Wonder System" with many fingering alternates including Pupeschi key, left hand alternate F/C touchpiece, articulated G-sharp; barrel possibly not original to this clarinet.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 600 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 15.0 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00783
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